Syracuse, NY is the snowiest large city in the United States, with 127.8 in of snow in an average season at its reporting station.

Average seasonal snowfall, ranked

50 cities

#	City	State	Average seasonal snowfall
1	Syracuse	NY	127.8 in	January low 17°F
2	Rochester	NY	102.0 in	January low 19°F
3	Amherst	NY	95.4 in	January low 19°F
4	Boulder	CO	92.8 in	January low 22°F
5	West Jordan	UT	81.9 in	January low 23°F
6	Arvada	CO	75.5 in	January low 17°F
7	Worcester	MA	72.9 in	January low 18°F
8	Ann Arbor	MI	59.3 in	January low 16°F
9	Albany	NY	59.2 in	January low 16°F
10	Lakewood	CO	58.0 in	January low 19°F
11	Rochester	MN	53.1 in	January low 7°F
12	Manchester	NH	52.8 in	January low 11°F
13	Salt Lake City	UT	51.9 in	January low 23°F
14	West Valley City	UT	51.9 in	January low 23°F
15	Fort Collins	CO	51.4 in	January low 18°F
16	Lansing	MI	50.2 in	January low 17°F
17	Boston	MA	49.2 in	January low 23°F
18	South Boston	MA	49.2 in	January low 23°F
19	Cambridge	MA	49.2 in	January low 23°F
20	Aurora	CO	49.0 in	January low 18°F
21	Milwaukee	WI	48.7 in	January low 17°F
22	Spokane	WA	45.4 in	January low 24°F
23	Sioux Falls	SD	45.3 in	January low 8°F
24	Provo	UT	44.9 in	January low 24°F
25	Thornton	CO	44.8 in	January low 19°F
26	Westminster	CO	44.8 in	January low 19°F
27	Denver	CO	40.7 in	January low 19°F
28	Rockford	IL	37.1 in	January low 14°F
29	Providence	RI	36.6 in	January low 22°F
30	Des Moines	IA	36.5 in	January low 15°F
31	Billings	MT	35.0 in	January low 16°F
32	Greeley	CO	34.9 in	January low 18°F
33	Cedar Rapids	IA	34.3 in	January low 14°F
34	Stamford	CT	34.0 in	January low 21°F
35	North Stamford	CT	34.0 in	January low 21°F
36	Fort Wayne	IN	33.6 in	January low 19°F
37	Bridgeport	CT	33.6 in	January low 24°F
38	Allentown	PA	33.1 in	January low 21°F
39	Colorado Springs	CO	32.5 in	January low 18°F
40	Sterling Heights	MI	32.2 in	January low 19°F
41	Elgin	IL	32.1 in	January low 14°F
42	Staten Island	NY	31.5 in	January low 26°F
43	Borough Park	NY	31.5 in	January low 26°F
44	Elizabeth	NJ	31.5 in	January low 26°F
45	Sunset Park	NY	31.5 in	January low 26°F
46	New York City	NY	29.8 in	January low 28°F
47	Brooklyn	NY	29.8 in	January low 28°F
48	Manhattan	NY	29.8 in	January low 28°F
49	The Bronx	NY	29.8 in	January low 28°F
50	Upper West Side	NY	29.8 in	January low 28°F

Thirty-year normals and records from each city's NOAA GHCN-Daily station, computed 2026-08-30. Cities with a population of 100,000 or more and a reporting station. Each city name opens its climate page.

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Normals and records: NOAA GHCN-Daily stations. Sunshine from ERA5 reanalysis. City locations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

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