Average Snowfall for New York in December

The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during December at cities and other locations around 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 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 total snowfall in December

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
1.9	Bridgehampton, Long Island	4.1	10.4
2.6	Islip, Long Island	4.5	11.4
2.0	New York City, Brooklyn	4.3	10.9
2.1	New York City, Central Park	4.9	12.4
2.6	New York JFK Airport	4.5	11.4
2.7	New York La Guardia Airport	5.2	13.2

Hudson Valley & Catskills

December snowfall averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
7.0	Albany	13.3	33.8
1.7	Hudson	9.1	23.1
5.7	Saratoga Springs	15.1	38.4
8.7	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	23.2	58.9

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average snow for December

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
12.3	Lake Placid	22.7	57.7
14.6	Old Forge	34.8	88.4
9.1	Watertown	26.9	68.3

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Average total snowfall in December

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
11.9	Auburn	24.7	62.7
12.9	Binghamton	18.1	46.0
8.7	Corning	10.0	25.4
3.6	Elmira	8.4	21.3
9.1	Ithaca	12.2	31.0
10.4	Oneonta	17.6	44.7
13.6	Syracuse	30.6	77.7

Western New York State

Average total snowfall in December

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
5.1	Batavia	13.0	33.0
12.2	Buffalo	25.3	64.3
9.9	Jamestown	21.6	54.9
10.3	Niagara Falls	15.7	39.9
9.2	Olean	14.9	37.8
13.5	Rochester	22.3	56.6
11.7	Sherman	52.9	134.4