Syracuse, NY Snowfall A+

First snow Nov 8 · Last snow Apr 8 · 127.6 in/yr · Station: SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 8

Median over 30 seasons 2d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 8

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

152 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

127.6 in

Rank #9 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 2 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.2

Oct

10.0

Nov

30.3

Dec

33.9

Jan

30.3

Feb

19.8

Mar

3.0

Apr

0.1

May

Jun

How Syracuse Compares

Syracuse snowfall vs New York and U.S. medians
Measure	Syracuse	New York median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	127.6 in	95.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 8	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 8	Apr 8	Apr 3
Snow season length	152 days	152 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (9 in New York, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL AP (USW00014771), 8 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.