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VanSky index for New York City, United States — 79 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations.
The main score is weekly (7-day average). The “Today” toggle shows the current day, and the region page compares cities “by area”.
New York City, United States — VanSky 79 out of 100. Comfortable for a route. Ranked #2430 of 4681 cities in the country (as of 16 June 2026). Temperature 25°C, wind 17 km/h. Solar panels yield 3.3 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.
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Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day
New York City ranks 1 of 4681 cities. Country average VanSky — 87.
Updated: 13.06.2026
Diesel
$1.43 /l
€1.23 · £1.06/l
53 of 132
cheaper than 61% of countries
Petrol
$1.09 /l
€0.94 · £0.81/l
32 of 134
cheaper than 77% of countries
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