Average Sunshine in New York for October
Number of Sunny Days
In the table below, the average number of Sunny Days for a place in New York state is the total days this month when the sky is mostly clear. This includes the days when cloud covers up to 30% of the sky during daylight hours. Partly Sunny Days have cloud covering from 40% to 70% of the sky during the daytime.
Total Days With Sun is a sum of the Sunny plus Partly Sunny days. The rest of the days are mainly overcast, with at least 80% cloud cover. All the numbers are annual averages, made from years of weather watching.
| Place | Sunny Days |
Partly Sunny Days |
Total Days With Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Binghamton | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Buffalo | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| New York Central Park | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| New York, JFK Airport | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| New York, LaGuardia Airport | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Rochester | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Syracuse | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Amount of Sun
Here's another way to look at how much sunshine a city gets. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Again, these amounts are monthly averages based on many years of weather observations.
| City | % Sun |
|---|---|
| Albany | 52 |
| Binghamton | 49 |
| Buffalo | 50 |
| New York Central Park | 61 |
| Rochester | 49 |
| Syracuse | 44 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data.