2 winsNorth Carolina272 sights · 1,328 eats · 6 regions
5 winsNew York2,395 sights · 4,500 eats · 6 regionsNorth Carolina vs New York
The verdict
New York takes 5 of 7
Warmer winter escape
North Carolina
52°F vs 30°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
New York
87°F vs 78°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
New York
7 vs 92 beaches
Museum hopping
New York
44 vs 269 museums
Great outdoors
New York
182 vs 1,883 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
New York
1,328 vs 4,500 notable restaurants
Best in October
North Carolina
100% vs 25% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
North CarolinaNew York
- 2722,395Sights
- 1,3284,500Restaurants & cafés
- 44269Museums
- 1731,872Parks & nature
- 792Beaches
- 911Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | North Carolina | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 27 |
| Feb | 57 | 31 |
| Mar | 68 | 48 |
| Apr | 76 | 55 |
| May | 79 | 63 |
| Jun | 88 | 76 |
| Jul | 91 | 82 |
| Aug | 82 | 77 |
| Sep | 81 | 72 |
| Oct | 70 | 59 |
| Nov | 64 | 45 |
| Dec | 53 | 32 |
North Carolina
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Peak season
- April: Peak season
- May: Good
- June: Off season
- July: Off season
- August: Good
- September: Good
- October: Peak season
- November: Good
- December: Off season
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
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Peak seasonGoodMixedOff season
Famous in North Carolina
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Can't decide?
They're close enough to do both in one road trip.