1 winAlaska137 sights · 83 eats · 6 regionsNew York vs Alaska
The verdict
New York takes 6 of 7
Warmer winter escape
New York
30°F vs 26°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
Alaska
78°F vs 64°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
New York
92 vs 0 beaches
Museum hopping
New York
269 vs 14 museums
Great outdoors
New York
1,878 vs 113 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
New York
4,500 vs 83 notable restaurants
Best in October
New York
25% vs 0% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
New YorkAlaska
- 2,389137Sights
- 4,50083Restaurants & cafés
- 26914Museums
- 1,867113Parks & nature
- 920Beaches
- 110Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | New York | Alaska |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 32 |
| Feb | 31 | 30 |
| Mar | 48 | 39 |
| Apr | 55 | 45 |
| May | 63 | 52 |
| Jun | 76 | 61 |
| Jul | 82 | 66 |
| Aug | 77 | 65 |
| Sep | 72 | 57 |
| Oct | 59 | 46 |
| Nov | 45 | 32 |
| Dec | 32 | 17 |
New York
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Mixed
- May: Mixed
- June: Peak season
- July: Good
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Mixed
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
Alaska
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Off season
- May: Off season
- June: Mixed
- July: Peak season
- August: Peak season
- September: Off season
- October: Off season
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
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Peak seasonGoodMixedOff season