Average Precipitation for New York State in January

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during January 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 January
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
10	Bridgehampton, Long Island	4.1	103
11	Islip, Long Island	3.7	93
11	New York City, Brooklyn	3.5	90
11	New York City, Central Park	3.6	92
11	New York JFK Airport	3.2	82
10	New York La Guardia Airport	3.3	83
10	White Plains	3.2	81

Hudson Valley & Catskills

January averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
13	Albany	2.6	66
8	Hudson	2.7	68
11	Poughkeepsie	3.5	88
12	Saratoga Springs	3.4	87
17	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	4.7	118

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average amount of rain and snow in January
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
11	Glens Falls	2.6	65
19	Lake Placid	3.1	79
13	Massena	2.1	54
19	Old Forge	4.3	109
9	Plattsburgh	1.4	36
18	Tupper Lake	3.3	83
18	Watertown	3.6	91

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Precipitation totals for January
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
19	Auburn	2.9	74
16	Binghamton	2.6	67
15	Corning	2.3	59
12	Elmira	2.1	54
16	Ithaca	2.2	57
18	Oneonta	3.3	84
19	Syracuse	2.6	66
18	Utica	2.7	67

Western New York State

Total precipitation during January
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
18	Allegany State Park	3.5	88
15	Batavia	2.5	63
19	Buffalo	3.4	85
20	Jamestown	3.8	97
18	Niagara Falls	2.6	66
19	Olean	2.7	69
20	Rochester	2.6	65
21	Sherman	3.5	88

Average Precipitation for New York in January

Downstate New York

Hudson Valley & Catskills

Adirondacks & Seaway

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Western New York State

Reference

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