Average Annual Snowfall in New York

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, towns and parks in New York state. The numbers are for the total amount of snow and for how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

The snowfall totals are annual averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Downstate New York, Hudson Valley & Catskills, Adirondacks & Seaway, Finger Lakes & Central New York State and Western New York State.

Place name links take you to more detailed information on snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation for that location.

Downstate New York

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
10.5	Bridgehampton, Long Island	26.8	68.1
11.5	Brookhaven, Long Island	31.9	81.0
11.9	New York City, Brooklyn	22.7	57.7
11.1	New York City, Central Park	25.1	63.8
13.7	New York JFK Airport	23.8	60.5
13.1	New York La Guardia Airport	26.9	68.3
10.7	White Plains	27.7	70.4

Hudson Valley & Catskills

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
34.8	Albany	59.1	150.1
13.5	Poughkeepsie	32.8	83.3
26.8	Saratoga Springs	63.4	161.0
39.7	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	94.5	240.0

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
31.5	Glens Falls	68.0	172.7
53.6	Lake Placid	103.0	261.6
52.4	Massena	69.4	176.3
69.5	Old Forge	177.3	450.3
43.4	Watertown	112.1	284.7

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
64.5	Binghamton	83.4	211.8
21.2	Elmira	37.9	96.3
43.9	Ithaca	64.4	163.6
66.4	Syracuse	123.8	314.5
56.5	Utica	88.3	224.3

Western New York State

Total snowfall averages for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
61.0	Buffalo	94.7	240.5
42.5	Jamestown	97.5	247.7
52.8	Niagara Falls	76.1	193.3
65.9	Rochester	99.5	252.7