Average Snowfall for New York in January

The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during January 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 January

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
3.0	Bridgehampton, Long Island	7.2	18.3
3.8	Islip, Long Island	10.3	26.2
3.9	New York City, Brooklyn	6.5	16.5
3.7	New York City, Central Park	8.8	22.4
4.6	New York JFK Airport	7.5	19.1
4.4	New York La Guardia Airport	8.6	21.8

Hudson Valley & Catskills

January snowfall averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
10.1	Albany	15.6	39.6
2.4	Hudson	8.2	20.8
8.2	Saratoga Springs	16.5	41.9
10.4	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	24.6	62.5

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average snow for January

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
13.7	Lake Placid	21.0	53.3
17.0	Old Forge	46.7	118.6
11.7	Watertown	34.0	86.4

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Average total snowfall in January

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
13.9	Auburn	29.1	73.9
16.5	Binghamton	20.6	52.3
11.1	Corning	11.8	30.0
6.4	Elmira	8.4	21.3
12.3	Ithaca	16.6	42.2
13.0	Oneonta	20.7	52.6
17.8	Syracuse	34.0	86.4

Western New York State

Average total snowfall in January

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
9.2	Batavia	23.0	58.4
16.4	Buffalo	26.7	67.8
13.8	Jamestown	29.8	75.7
14.6	Niagara Falls	22.3	56.6
12.5	Olean	17.6	44.7
17.6	Rochester	27.4	69.6
17.0	Sherman	61.7	156.7