Perseids meteor shower 2026 in New York
Peak night, up to 100 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.
Local time in New York
Night of 11 August to 12 August 2026
Dark sky that night
from 21:10 to 04:55
The Moon
1% lit — a dark sky — good for faint meteors
Chance of a clear sky
In August, New York gets on average 15.5 clear nights out of 31 — about 50%. Clear night statistics for New York
How to see it
Best time for meteors: after midnight until dawn, when the radiant is high. Look about halfway up the sky, away from city lights. Go somewhere dark after midnight, lie back and look at the whole sky, not at the radiant. Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt and don’t look at your phone. The Moon is almost out of the way — a good year.
Cloud forecast for this night in New York