The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during January at cities, towns and parks in New York state. The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres) this month.
The snowfall totals are 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.
Downstate New York
Average total snowfall in January
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
3.4 |
Bridgehampton, Long Island |
7.7 |
19.6 |
3.5 |
Brookhaven, Long Island |
8.7 |
22.1 |
4.2 |
New York City, Brooklyn |
6.7 |
17.0 |
4.0 |
New York City, Central Park |
7.0 |
17.8 |
4.6 |
New York JFK Airport |
6.3 |
16.0 |
4.6 |
New York La Guardia Airport |
7.4 |
18.8 |
3.6 |
White Plains |
7.7 |
19.6 |
Hudson Valley & Catskills
January snowfall averages
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
10.3 |
Albany |
17.6 |
44.7 |
4.7 |
Poughkeepsie |
11.6 |
29.5 |
8.0 |
Saratoga Springs |
20.0 |
50.8 |
9.5 |
Slide Mountain (2650 feet) |
21.9 |
55.6 |
Adirondacks & Seaway
Average snow for January
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
8.9 |
Glens Falls |
23.7 |
60.2 |
13.0 |
Lake Placid |
21.1 |
53.6 |
14.8 |
Massena |
17.1 |
43.4 |
17.1 |
Old Forge |
49.7 |
126.2 |
11.9 |
Watertown |
30.6 |
77.7 |
Finger Lakes & Central New York State
Average total snowfall in January
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
16.9 |
Binghamton |
22.2 |
56.4 |
6.2 |
Elmira |
8.8 |
22.4 |
12.6 |
Ithaca |
17.6 |
44.7 |
18.4 |
Syracuse |
34.0 |
86.4 |
15.6 |
Utica |
27.6 |
70.1 |
Western New York State
Average total snowfall in January
Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
16.3 |
Buffalo |
25.3 |
64.3 |
12.8 |
Jamestown |
31.2 |
79.2 |
15.0 |
Niagara Falls |
23.6 |
59.9 |
18.0 |
Rochester |
28.2 |
71.6 |