Snowfall · New York
How much snow does New York get?
New York gets about 30 inches of snow in a typical year.
New York gets about 30 inches of snow a year, and every inch turns grey before the cab drivers even notice it.
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On about 7 days a year, an inch of snow or more falls. February is the snowiest month, with about 10 inches. That makes it the 23rd least snowy of the 75 US cities we track.
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Snow in the next 5 days?
No. There’s no snow in the New York forecast for the next 5 days.
It’s 43°F in New York right now.
Live 5-day forecast and current temperature from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Winter warnings from the National Weather Service.
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Snow by month
| September | a trace or none |
|---|---|
| October | 0.1 in |
| November | 0.5 in |
| December | 4.9 in |
| January | 8.8 in |
| February | 10.1 in |
| March | 5.0 in |
| April | 0.4 in |
| May | a trace or none |
Average snowfall in each month, 1991 to 2020. June to August get none.
Cities with about the same snow
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: about 30 inches a year
- Columbus, Ohio: about 28 inches a year
- Newark, New Jersey: about 32 inches a year
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, station USW00094728.