Average Precipitation for New York State in December

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during December 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 December
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
11	Bridgehampton, Long Island	5.0	126
12	Islip, Long Island	4.7	120
10	New York City, Brooklyn	4.0	102
11	New York City, Central Park	4.4	111
11	New York JFK Airport	4.0	101
12	New York La Guardia Airport	4.1	104
11	White Plains	4.2	106

Hudson Valley & Catskills

December averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
13	Albany	3.3	83
9	Hudson	3.6	92
11	Poughkeepsie	3.8	98
12	Saratoga Springs	3.9	100
16	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	5.5	139

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average amount of rain and snow in December
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
12	Glens Falls	3.0	76
19	Lake Placid	3.5	89
14	Massena	2.1	53
18	Old Forge	4.1	104
12	Plattsburgh	1.8	45
17	Tupper Lake	3.5	89
17	Watertown	3.9	98

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Precipitation totals for December
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
20	Auburn	3.6	91
16	Binghamton	3.1	78
15	Corning	2.7	68
12	Elmira	2.6	66
16	Ithaca	2.6	65
16	Oneonta	3.6	92
19	Syracuse	3.3	83
17	Utica	3.6	90

Western New York State

Total precipitation during December
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
16	Allegany State Park	3.7	93
14	Batavia	2.8	70
18	Buffalo	3.8	95
18	Jamestown	3.9	100
16	Niagara Falls	2.8	70
18	Olean	3.2	82
18	Rochester	2.7	68
17	Sherman	3.8	96

Average Precipitation for New York in December

Downstate New York

Hudson Valley & Catskills

Adirondacks & Seaway

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Western New York State

Reference

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