Watertown, NY Snowfall A+

First snow Nov 19 · Last snow Apr 6 · 115.6 in/yr · Station: WATERTOWN

Avg First Snow

Nov 19

Median over 28 seasons 9d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 6

Median over 28 seasons

Snow Season

139 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

115.6 in

Rank #12 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 9 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.4

Oct

9.1

Nov

26.9

Dec

35.6

Jan

27.8

Feb

13.6

Mar

2.2

Apr

May

Jun

How Watertown Compares

Watertown snowfall vs New York and U.S. medians
Measure	Watertown	New York median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	115.6 in	95.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 19	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 6	Apr 8	Apr 3
Snow season length	139 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 WATERTOWN (USC00309000), 3 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.