Average Annual Snowfall in New York

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities and other locations in New York state. The numbers are for the total amount of snow and for how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

The snowfall totals are annual 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.

Place name links take you to more detailed information on snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation for that location.

Downstate New York

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
10.5	Bridgehampton, Long Island	26.8	68.1
13.4	Islip, Long Island	31.8	80.8
11.8	New York City, Brooklyn	24.5	62.2
11.4	New York City, Central Park	29.8	75.7
14.0	New York JFK Airport	25.9	65.8
13.8	New York La Guardia Airport	29.8	75.7

Hudson Valley & Catskills

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
34.5	Albany	59.2	150.4
7.2	Hudson	31.0	78.7
28.6	Saratoga Springs	63.5	161.3
44.2	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	104.7	265.9

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
57.0	Lake Placid	104.1	264.4
66.4	Old Forge	157.9	401.1
41.3	Watertown	116.4	295.7

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
52.3	Auburn	109.4	277.9
64.5	Binghamton	86.5	219.7
41.9	Corning	53.2	135.1
21.7	Elmira	41.8	106.2
43.3	Ithaca	62.9	159.8
50.9	Oneonta	83.0	210.8
65.5	Syracuse	127.8	324.6

Western New York State

Total snowfall averages for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
26.6	Batavia	73.9	187.7
59.5	Buffalo	95.4	242.3
46.6	Jamestown	98.4	249.9
50.8	Niagara Falls	72.4	183.9
43.7	Olean	64.7	164.3
65.2	Rochester	102.0	259.1
60.1	Sherman	224.5	570.2