🎆 New Year's Eve weather history by city (Dec 31, 1995–2025)
How often it rains, snows or freezes on New Year's Eve in 309 U.S. cities, from 31 years of NOAA station records. The median city had precipitation on 32% of New Year's Eves. Find your city:
Best odds of a dry, mild New Year's Eve (high 50–80°F, no precip)
| City | State | Dry & mild | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal (Desert Resorts Airport) | CA | 97% | 69°F |
| Blythe | CA | 94% | 65°F |
| Imperial | CA | 88% | 67°F |
| Barstow-Daggett | CA | 84% | 60°F |
| Del Rio | TX | 84% | 67°F |
| Douglas (Bisbee Douglas Airport) | AZ | 83% | 64°F |
| Las Vegas | NV | 81% | 57°F |
| El Paso | TX | 77% | 58°F |
| Tucson | AZ | 74% | 66°F |
| Savannah | GA | 74% | 68°F |
| Wilmington (North Carolina) | NC | 74% | 64°F |
| Abilene | TX | 74% | 57°F |
| Austin (Camp Mabry) | TX | 74% | 68°F |
| Waco | TX | 74% | 61°F |
| Gainesville | FL | 71% | 71°F |
Most often wet on New Year's Eve
| City | State | Years with precip | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan | AK | 86% | 39°F |
| Buffalo | NY | 81% | 36°F |
| Sault Ste. Marie | MI | 77% | 29°F |
| Binghamton | NY | 77% | 34°F |
| Syracuse Hancock | NY | 77% | 36°F |
| Alpena (Wastewater Plant) | MI | 74% | 31°F |
| Mount Washington | NH | 74% | 18°F |
| Rochester (New York) | NY | 74% | 36°F |
| Sitka | AK | 72% | 43°F |
| Marquette (station 2) | MI | 71% | 25°F |
| Youngstown-Warren | OH | 71% | 39°F |
| Bradford | PA | 71% | 34°F |
| Erie | PA | 71% | 38°F |
| St. Paul Island | AK | 70% | 35°F |
| Juneau | AK | 68% | 36°F |
Most often snowy on New Year's Eve
| City | State | Years with measurable snow | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette (station 2) | MI | 84% | 25°F |
| Mount Washington | NH | 71% | 18°F |
| Sault Ste. Marie | MI | 70% | 29°F |
| Duluth | MN | 58% | 20°F |
| Alpena | MI | 55% | 32°F |
| Binghamton | NY | 55% | 34°F |
| Caribou | ME | 52% | 23°F |
| International Falls | MN | 52% | 16°F |
| Pembina | ND | 50% | 15°F |
| Youngstown-Warren | OH | 50% | 39°F |
| Buffalo | NY | 48% | 36°F |
| Rochester (New York) | NY | 48% | 36°F |
| Alpena (Wastewater Plant) | MI | 46% | 31°F |
| Bettles | AK | 45% | 1°F |
| St. Paul Island | AK | 45% | 35°F |
Coldest New Year's Eves (lowest typical high)
| City | State | Typical high | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettles | AK | 1°F | 1°F |
| Fairbanks | AK | 2°F | 2°F |
| McGrath | AK | 2°F | 2°F |
| Kotzebue | AK | 10°F | 10°F |
| Pembina | ND | 15°F | 15°F |
| International Falls | MN | 16°F | 16°F |
| Grand Forks | ND | 16°F | 16°F |
| Mount Washington | NH | 18°F | 18°F |
| Duluth | MN | 20°F | 20°F |
| Fargo | ND | 20°F | 20°F |
| Jamestown | ND | 20°F | 20°F |
| Minot | ND | 20°F | 20°F |
| St. Cloud | MN | 22°F | 22°F |
| Aberdeen | SD | 22°F | 22°F |
| Watertown | SD | 22°F | 22°F |