#T1Bayville
Nassau County · 6,780 people6 days a year with an inch or more·Mineola station, 20 km
Bayville, #1 on this list · Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0New York rankings · Climate
Towns with the least snow in New York
Bayville gets the least snow of New York’s 737 towns of 2,500+ with a snow record: about 18 inches in a normal winter at its NOAA station. Rutland gets the most, about 228 inches; 55 of the 737 average under 30 inches.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at each town’s nearest station with a snow record (named in each row). A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#T1Brookville
Nassau County · 3,037 people6 days a year with an inch or more·Mineola station, 9 km
#T1East Hills
Nassau County · 7,328 people6 days a year with an inch or more·Mineola station, 7 km
All 737 towns
Snow in a normal winter, least first. Towns that share a station share its figure and rank (T = tied; 723 towns here share a station).
737 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownSnow a yearDays with 1″+NOAA station
A station’s normal can differ from the town’s own when the station sits higher or lower; each town’s Climate page names its station and checks it.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What part of New York gets the least amount of snow?
Among towns of 2,500+, the least snow falls in Bayville (Nassau County, about 18 in), Brookville (Nassau County, about 18 in), East Hills (Nassau County, about 18 in), on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals at each town’s station.
Which New York town gets the most snow?
Rutland (Jefferson County), about 228 inches in a normal winter at the Hooker 12 NNW station. See the snowiest towns.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents (758 in New York) whose nearest station has a snow normal of an inch or more; 21 have no station with a snow record. Smaller towns show their snow on their own Climate page.
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