Average Precipitation for New York in October

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during October 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 October

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
9	Bridgehampton, Long Island	4.7	120
9	Islip, Long Island	4.0	101
9	New York City, Brooklyn	4.0	102
10	New York City, Central Park	4.4	111
9	New York JFK Airport	3.7	94
9	New York La Guardia Airport	3.8	97
10	White Plains	4.3	110

Hudson Valley & Catskills

October averages for total rainfall plus snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
11	Albany	3.9	98
10	Hudson	4.2	107
10	Poughkeepsie	4.6	118
12	Saratoga Springs	4.1	105
13	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	6.4	162

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average amount of rain and snow in October

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
11	Glens Falls	3.7	93
15	Lake Placid	4.2	107
12	Massena	3.4	87
14	Old Forge	5.2	131
13	Plattsburgh	3.0	77
14	Tupper Lake	4.4	112
16	Watertown	5.0	127

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Precipitation totals for October

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
17	Auburn	4.5	114
13	Binghamton	3.8	96
14	Corning	3.6	91
13	Elmira	3.5	90
15	Ithaca	3.7	94
13	Oneonta	3.9	99
15	Syracuse	3.9	99
14	Utica	4.3	109

Western New York State

Total precipitation during October

Days	Place	Inches	Milli­metres
14	Allegany State Park	4.3	108
15	Batavia	3.6	91
14	Buffalo	4.0	102
14	Jamestown	4.1	104
14	Niagara Falls	3.3	83
15	Olean	3.6	91
14	Rochester	3.2	82
11	Sherman	5.4	137