Snowiest Cities In New York For 2022: Total Average Snowfall

Editor’s Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our first time ranking the snowiest cities in New York.

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10 Snowiest Snowiest Cities In New York
Detailed Top Ten Cities
How We Calculated The Ranking
Detailed Table Of Data

Sure, a Saturday morning right after a foot of fluffy snow is the best thing ever. But that same amount of snow on Tuesday in New York can make a commute last forever. So just imagine it's the dead of winter, and the time of year when the ground is frozen, the air is bone chilling, and there are piles of dirty, nasty ice encrusted snow all over the place.

This is about the time of year when you're just about ready for spring -- especially in Oswego, the snowiest place in New York.

So, put on your parkas, snow boots and your gloves and let's go outside to see which New York cities get dumped on the most every year. After analyzing all the cities in New York with a decent amount of people in them, we came up with this list as the 10 snowiest cities in Empire State.

The 10 Snowiest Cities In New York For 2022

What's the snowiest place in New York with more than 5,000 people? That would be Oswego with an average annual snowfall of 136.6 inches.

Read on below to see where your town ranked, you snow angels.

And if you already knew these places were snowy, check out the best places to live in New York or the cheapest places in New York.

The 10 Snowiest Cities In New York For 2022

1. Oswego

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr from Upstate Ne | CC BY-SA 2.0

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 17,988
Average Annual Snowfall: 136.6 inches
More on Oswego: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

2. Fort Drum

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 13,985
Average Annual Snowfall: 130.5 inches
More on Fort Drum: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

3. Watertown

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Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 27,250
Average Annual Snowfall: 122.7 inches
More on Watertown: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report

4. Fredonia

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 10,881
Average Annual Snowfall: 118.3 inches
More on Fredonia: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

5. Syracuse

Source: Wikipedia User John Marino from Pittsbur | CC BY 2.0

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 144,564
Average Annual Snowfall: 110.6 inches
More on Syracuse: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report

6. Fulton

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 11,713
Average Annual Snowfall: 109.8 inches
More on Fulton: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

7. Fairmount

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 10,106
Average Annual Snowfall: 108.3 inches
More on Fairmount: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

8. Baldwinsville

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,692
Average Annual Snowfall: 108.3 inches
More on Baldwinsville: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

9. North Syracuse

Source: Wikipedia User Doug Kerr | CC BY-SA 2.0

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,641
Average Annual Snowfall: 108.3 inches
More on North Syracuse: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

10. Solvay

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,490
Average Annual Snowfall: 108.3 inches
More on Solvay: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

How We Determined The Cities In New York With The Most Snow

In order to rank the snowiest cities in New York, we only had to scrape the database of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to see which cities in the Empire State get the most annual snowfall.

Before we get too far, here are the annual snowfall rates for major cities:

New York -- 25.4 inches
Buffalo -- 88.6 inches
Rochester -- 85.0 inches

There's a complete chart at the bottom.

If you're curious, here are the places that get the least amount of snow in New York with at least snow snowfall:

Carle Place -- 20.4 inches
East Garden City -- 20.7 inches
Uniondale -- 21.3 inches

For more New York reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In New York

Rank	City	Snow (Inches)	Population
1	Oswego	136.6	17,988
2	Fort Drum	130.5	13,985
3	Watertown	122.7	27,250
4	Fredonia	118.3	10,881
5	Syracuse	110.6	144,564
6	Fulton	109.8	11,713
7	Fairmount	108.3	10,106
8	Baldwinsville	108.3	7,692
9	North Syracuse	108.3	6,641
10	Solvay	108.3	6,490
11	Mattydale	108.3	6,434
12	Westvale	108.3	5,210
13	Rome	107.5	32,916
14	Oneida	106.1	11,252
15	West Seneca	105.2	45,089
16	Lackawanna	105.2	18,019
17	Ilion	105.0	8,066
18	Jamestown	104.3	30,546
19	Saranac Lake	102.2	5,727
20	Auburn	101.3	27,264
21	Eggertsville	97.1	15,675
22	Kenmore	97.1	15,271
23	Depew	97.1	15,227
24	Tonawanda	97.1	15,000
25	East Aurora	97.1	6,251
26	Harris Hill	97.1	5,499
27	Williamsville	97.1	5,269
28	Salamanca	96.2	5,686
29	Utica	90.8	61,628
30	Cortland	90.2	19,134
31	Buffalo	88.6	259,517
32	University At Buffalo	85.9	6,174
33	Rochester	85.0	210,745
34	Dunkirk	83.9	12,308
35	North Tonawanda	83.2	31,077
36	Greece	80.5	14,568
37	North Gates	80.5	9,756
38	Brockport	80.5	8,428
39	Hilton	80.5	5,936
40	Fairport	80.5	5,362
41	Niagara Falls	80.2	49,435
42	Batavia	79.1	15,188
43	Oneonta	77.5	13,862
44	Gloversville	74.4	15,293
45	Johnstown	74.3	8,500
46	South Lockport	74.1	7,788
47	Amsterdam	73.6	18,157
48	Binghamton	73.3	46,495
49	Norwich	71.9	7,032
50	Glens Falls North	71.3	8,494
51	West Glens Falls	71.3	7,670
52	Johnson City	71.2	14,903
53	Endicott	71.2	13,143
54	Endwell	71.2	11,445
55	Lockport	71.1	20,857
56	Canandaigua	65.9	10,499
57	South Hill	65.8	6,501
58	Olean	65.6	14,099
59	Glens Falls	65.5	14,496
60	Medina	65.5	5,936
61	Ithaca	64.0	30,565
62	Saratoga Springs	63.5	27,244
63	Hornell	61.9	8,471
64	Hudson Falls	61.5	7,239
65	Ogdensburg	61.0	10,996
66	Ballston Spa	60.8	5,256
67	Scotia	60.7	7,744
68	East Glenville	60.0	6,621
69	Monticello	59.6	6,685
70	Schenectady	58.2	65,735
71	Plattsburgh	56.9	19,845
72	Seneca Falls	56.0	6,493
73	Highland	55.8	5,189
74	Geneva	54.7	13,157
75	Albany	53.6	98,468
76	Mechanicville	53.2	5,205
77	Kingston	50.9	23,625
78	Corning	50.3	11,059
79	Rensselaer	49.8	9,502
80	Westmere	49.5	6,758
81	Myers Corner	46.2	6,867
82	Fairview Cdp (Dutchess County)	46.2	5,700
83	Wappingers Falls	46.2	5,424
84	Cohoes	45.7	16,281
85	Watervliet	45.4	10,241
86	Middletown	45.2	27,828
87	Lake Carmel	44.0	8,294
88	Mahopac	44.0	8,083
89	Carmel Hamlet	44.0	6,542
90	Troy	43.4	49,933
91	Poughkeepsie	42.9	30,635
92	Jefferson Valley-Yorktown	41.8	14,923
93	Port Jervis	41.1	8,681
94	Big Flats	40.6	5,303
95	Hudson	39.6	6,572
96	Kiryas Joel	39.4	21,749
97	Scotchtown	39.4	9,061
98	New Windsor	39.4	8,691
99	Mechanicstown	39.4	7,130
100	Walden	39.4	6,886

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