Average Snowfall for New York in January

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