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Cortland, NY vs Syracuse, NY weather comparison

Cortland

NY

Syracuse picks up around 37 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Cortland, NY and Syracuse, NY
CortlandMetricSyracuse
147 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies149 days
46 inPrecipitationper year47 in
177 daysWet daysrain or snow per year180 days
79 inSnowfallper year116 in
1 daysHot daysabove 90 °F10 days
158 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F135 days
76%Humidityaverage relative76%
45 °FAverage temperatureyear round48 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

CortlandSyracuse

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovCortland, Jan: 30 °FCortland, Feb: 32 °FCortland, Mar: 40 °FCortland, Apr: 53 °FCortland, May: 66 °FCortland, Jun: 74 °FCortland, Jul: 79 °FCortland, Aug: 77 °FCortland, Sep: 70 °FCortland, Oct: 58 °FCortland, Nov: 46 °FCortland, Dec: 35 °FSyracuse, Jan: 32 °FSyracuse, Feb: 34 °FSyracuse, Mar: 42 °FSyracuse, Apr: 56 °FSyracuse, May: 69 °FSyracuse, Jun: 77 °FSyracuse, Jul: 82 °FSyracuse, Aug: 80 °FSyracuse, Sep: 73 °FSyracuse, Oct: 60 °FSyracuse, Nov: 48 °FSyracuse, Dec: 37 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovCortland, Jan: 12 °FCortland, Feb: 13 °FCortland, Mar: 21 °FCortland, Apr: 32 °FCortland, May: 43 °FCortland, Jun: 52 °FCortland, Jul: 57 °FCortland, Aug: 55 °FCortland, Sep: 48 °FCortland, Oct: 38 °FCortland, Nov: 29 °FCortland, Dec: 20 °FSyracuse, Jan: 16 °FSyracuse, Feb: 17 °FSyracuse, Mar: 25 °FSyracuse, Apr: 36 °FSyracuse, May: 47 °FSyracuse, Jun: 56 °FSyracuse, Jul: 62 °FSyracuse, Aug: 60 °FSyracuse, Sep: 52 °FSyracuse, Oct: 42 °FSyracuse, Nov: 32 °FSyracuse, Dec: 23 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cortland high303240536674797770584635
Syracuse high323442566977828073604837
Cortland low121321324352575548382920
Syracuse low161725364756626052423223

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

CortlandSyracuse
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovCortland, Jan: 3.1 inCortland, Feb: 2.7 inCortland, Mar: 3.8 inCortland, Apr: 4.2 inCortland, May: 4.0 inCortland, Jun: 4.4 inCortland, Jul: 4.2 inCortland, Aug: 3.9 inCortland, Sep: 4.1 inCortland, Oct: 4.2 inCortland, Nov: 3.5 inCortland, Dec: 3.6 inSyracuse, Jan: 3.3 inSyracuse, Feb: 2.9 inSyracuse, Mar: 3.7 inSyracuse, Apr: 4.2 inSyracuse, May: 3.9 inSyracuse, Jun: 4.5 inSyracuse, Jul: 4.4 inSyracuse, Aug: 4.0 inSyracuse, Sep: 3.9 inSyracuse, Oct: 4.5 inSyracuse, Nov: 3.7 inSyracuse, Dec: 3.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cortland3.12.73.84.24.04.44.23.94.14.23.53.6
Syracuse3.32.93.74.23.94.54.44.03.94.53.73.8

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

CortlandSyracuse
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovCortland, Jan: 5 daysCortland, Feb: 8 daysCortland, Mar: 11 daysCortland, Apr: 12 daysCortland, May: 14 daysCortland, Jun: 16 daysCortland, Jul: 18 daysCortland, Aug: 18 daysCortland, Sep: 16 daysCortland, Oct: 14 daysCortland, Nov: 10 daysCortland, Dec: 6 daysSyracuse, Jan: 4 daysSyracuse, Feb: 7 daysSyracuse, Mar: 11 daysSyracuse, Apr: 13 daysSyracuse, May: 14 daysSyracuse, Jun: 16 daysSyracuse, Jul: 19 daysSyracuse, Aug: 20 daysSyracuse, Sep: 17 daysSyracuse, Oct: 14 daysSyracuse, Nov: 9 daysSyracuse, Dec: 5 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cortland581112141618181614106
Syracuse47111314161920171495

Keep comparing

Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.

About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).