Average Precipitation for New York in April

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during April at cities and other locations around New York state.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month along with information on the number of days with wet weather. That includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

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 monthly precipitation in April
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
11 Bridgehampton, Long Island 4.3 110
11 Islip, Long Island 4.1 103
12 New York City, Brooklyn 3.9 98
11 New York City, Central Park 4.1 104
11 New York JFK Airport 3.6 90
11 New York La Guardia Airport 3.9 98
11 White Plains 4.2 107

Hudson Valley & Catskills

April averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Albany 3.1 79
10 Hudson 3.6 92
11 Poughkeepsie 3.9 99
12 Saratoga Springs 3.8 96
13 Slide Mountain (2650 feet) 4.9 123

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average amount of rain and snow in April
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Glens Falls 3.1 79
14 Lake Placid 3.4 86
13 Massena 2.9 74
13 Old Forge 3.6 91
13 Plattsburgh 2.6 65
13 Tupper Lake 3.8 96
14 Watertown 3.5 90

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Precipitation totals for April
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
15 Auburn 3.7 93
14 Binghamton 3.6 92
14 Corning 3.4 86
13 Elmira 3.3 83
14 Ithaca 3.4 86
14 Oneonta 3.9 98
15 Syracuse 3.5 88
15 Utica 3.9 99

Western New York State

Total precipitation during April
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
13 Allegany State Park 4.0 101
13 Batavia 3.2 81
13 Buffalo 3.4 86
14 Jamestown 3.9 99
13 Niagara Falls 3.1 79
15 Olean 3.4 85
13 Rochester 3.0 76
13 Sherman 3.8 97
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

New York Precipitation
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