Average Snowfall for New York in March

The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during March 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 March

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
2.2	Bridgehampton, Long Island	6.0	15.2
2.7	Islip, Long Island	6.5	16.5
2.3	New York City, Brooklyn	4.4	11.2
2.0	New York City, Central Park	5.0	12.7
2.5	New York JFK Airport	4.3	10.9
2.6	New York La Guardia Airport	5.4	13.7

Hudson Valley & Catskills

March snowfall averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
5.7	Albany	12.0	30.5
1.1	Hudson	4.4	11.2
4.7	Saratoga Springs	11.4	29.0
7.6	Slide Mountain (2650 feet)	18.5	47.0

Adirondacks & Seaway

Average snow for March

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
8.3	Lake Placid	18.9	48.0
9.9	Old Forge	22.6	57.4
5.6	Watertown	13.6	34.5

Finger Lakes & Central New York State

Average total snowfall in March

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
7.1	Auburn	17.2	43.7
10.5	Binghamton	16.4	41.7
7.1	Corning	13.6	34.5
3.7	Elmira	11.2	28.4
7.1	Ithaca	12.0	30.5
7.8	Oneonta	14.5	36.8
10.1	Syracuse	19.8	50.3

Western New York State

Average total snowfall in March

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
3.5	Batavia	11.4	29.0
9.1	Buffalo	14.1	35.8
6.5	Jamestown	15.3	38.9
7.3	Niagara Falls	11.6	29.5
6.0	Olean	10.1	25.7
10.1	Rochester	17.9	45.5
10.2	Sherman	37.5	95.3