Average Precipitation for New York State in March

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during March 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 March
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
10	Bridgehampton, Long Island	4.9	125
11	Islip, Long Island	4.5	115
11	New York City, Brooklyn	4.4	111
11	New York City, Central Park	4.3	109
11	New York JFK Airport	3.9	100
11	New York La Guardia Airport	4.0	102
11	White Plains	4.1	104

Hudson Valley & Catskills

March averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
12	Albany	3.1	78
8	Hudson	3.3	84
10	Poughkeepsie	3.5	90
11	Saratoga Springs	3.4	87
15	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	5.1	129

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average amount of rain and snow in March
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
11	Glens Falls	2.8	71
13	Lake Placid	2.9	73
12	Massena	2.0	52
14	Old Forge	3.2	81
11	Plattsburgh	1.3	34
13	Tupper Lake	3.1	79
13	Watertown	2.8	70

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Precipitation totals for March
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
15	Auburn	3.2	82
15	Binghamton	3.1	77
13	Corning	3.0	76
11	Elmira	2.7	69
14	Ithaca	2.8	71
14	Oneonta	3.5	89
16	Syracuse	3.0	77
16	Utica	3.0	77

Western New York State

Total precipitation during March
Days	Place	Inches	Millimetres
12	Allegany State Park	2.9	73
12	Batavia	2.4	62
15	Buffalo	2.9	73
15	Jamestown	3.2	80
13	Niagara Falls	2.4	62
15	Olean	2.6	67
15	Rochester	2.5	63
15	Sherman	2.5	63

Average Precipitation for New York in March

Downstate New York

Hudson Valley & Catskills

Adirondacks & Seaway

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Western New York State

Reference

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