Syracuse, NY: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 24.1°F in Syracuse, NY, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 36th coldest of 124 (with 1968, 1911 and 1910).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 24.1°F; Coldest since 2015; 36th coldest of 124
Precipitation: 9.60 in; Wettest since 2024; 26th wettest of 124

A normal winter in Syracuse, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.2°F, between 23°F and 30.7°F in eight years of ten and 8.17 in of precipitation, between 6.05 in and 11.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Syracuse, NY since 1903: 24.1°F in 2026; the lowest is 18.3°F, in 1918.

Normal range, 23 to 30.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Syracuse, NY from 1903 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	24.1	86	31.3	91	17	77	9.60	26	0
2025	28.1	29	34.4	49	21.8	21	9.05	36	0
2024	34.2	1	40.5	5	27.9	1	10.73	13	0
2023	32	7	39.4	8	24.7	6	9.90	19	0
2022	28.5	27	37.4	16	19.5	42	8.37	57	0
2021	28.8	25	35	41	22.7	13	7.30	83	0
2020	30	14	37.5	13	22.5	16	9.45	30	0
2019	26.2	55	34.1	53	18.4	56	9.37	31	0
2018	25.8	56	34.2	51	17.4	73	8.41	56	1
2017	30.6	9	37.7	11	23.5	11	9.82	21	0
2016	31.6	8	39.5	7	23.7	9	11.35	9	0
2015	19.8	119	28.1	119	11.6	120	6.90	94	0
2014	23	102	31	96	15	103	8.44	54	0
2013	29.6	16	36.9	21	22.3	17	11.99	5	0
2012	33.1	5	41	2	25.2	5	7.77	78	0
2011	23.4	95	30.4	102	16.3	93	7.98	72	0
2010	25.7	61	31.9	81	19.5	42	5.43	119	0
2009	24.4	83	32.2	77	16.7	81	7.02	89	0
2008	27.7	36	34.5	48	21	29	11.11	10	0
2007	28	31	35.3	34	20.7	35	10.38	16	0
2006	29	23	36.2	24	21.8	21	7.18	87	0
2005	25.3	70	33.8	56	16.7	81	8.33	59	0
2004	22.7	104	30.5	100	14.9	105	6.08	110	0
2003	23.1	100	30.3	103	15.9	97	6.86	97	0
2002	34	2	42	1	26.1	3	5.76	114	0
2001	24.9	76	32	79	17.7	67	5.70	115	0
2000	27	46	35.2	37	18.8	53	6.66	98	0
1999	29.1	22	37.8	10	20.5	37	8.50	52	0
1998	30.4	12	36.9	21	23.8	8	12.03	4	0
1997	29.6	16	36.9	21	22.3	17	8.16	66	0
1996	23.8	91	30.9	98	16.4	90	6.65	99	1
1995	27.9	35	36	25	19.8	41	6.51	101	0
1994	19.6	120	28.4	118	10.8	123	8.37	57	0
1993	25.4	67	33.9	55	16.9	78	8.10	68	0
1992	27.3	44	35.2	37	19.4	45	8.18	65	0
1991	29.2	21	37.5	13	20.9	31	9.22	34	0
1990	25.5	65	34.9	42	16.2	94	8.21	64	0
1989	26.4	52	35.2	37	17.7	67	4.69	122	0
1988	26.7	48	34.6	47	18.8	53	5.62	116	0
1987	25.8	56	33.2	66	18.4	56	6.99	91	0
1986	24.5	82	31.4	89	17.5	70	6.48	103	0
1985	27.5	41	34.9	42	20.2	39	8.42	55	0
1984	24.2	85	31.7	83	16.6	85	9.68	22	0
1983	28	31	37	19	19.1	48	5.54	118	0
1982	22.8	103	30.3	103	15.4	101	7.81	76	0
1981	23.4	95	33.3	64	13.6	113	7.33	81	0
1980	26.4	52	33.7	57	19.1	48	4.69	122	0
1979	22.2	107	29.8	110	14.6	106	11.36	8	0
1978	22.2	107	29.4	111	15	103	10.90	12	0
1977	21.3	114	28.8	117	13.8	111	5.26	121	0
1976	25.8	56	35.3	34	16.4	90	9.60	26	1
1975	29.3	18	35.9	27	22.7	13	9.06	35	0
1974	25.8	56	33.4	61	18.2	60	8.16	66	0
1973	27	46	34.9	42	19.1	48	7.44	79	0
1972	27.6	39	35.7	29	19.4	45	7.23	85	0
1971	23.3	98	30.3	103	16.4	90	9.30	33	0
1970	21.2	117	28.9	116	13.5	114	6.28	106	0
1969	25.1	72	31.6	86	18.6	55	9.53	28	0
1968	24.1	86	31.7	83	16.6	85	5.84	113	0
1967	26.6	50	34.7	46	18.4	56	6.89	95	0
1966	24.8	79	32.9	69	16.6	85	8.86	43	0
1965	24.9	76	33.1	67	16.7	81	7.97	74	0
1964	23.4	95	31.3	91	15.5	100	5.37	120	0
1963	21.3	114	29.2	114	13.4	115	6.15	108	0
1962	25	74	32.8	71	17.2	76	8.28	62	0
1961	22.7	104	31.1	95	14.2	107	8.30	60	0
1960	27.6	39	33.7	57	21.4	24	13.02	2	0
1959	20.7	118	29.4	111	11.9	119	8.54	50	0
1958	25.2	71	32.4	73	18	63	12.64	3	0
1957	27.3	44	35.4	32	19.2	47	6.97	92	0
1956	23.7	92	30	108	17.4	73	8.71	46	0
1955	24.7	81	31.5	87	18	63	8.96	40	0
1954	29.3	18	37.4	16	21.1	28	8.78	45	0
1953	30.6	9	37.5	13	23.6	10	9.37	31	0
1952	28.2	28	35.8	28	20.5	37	8.79	44	0
1951	25.6	62	33.4	61	17.9	66	11.70	7	0
1950	29.3	18	37.6	12	21	29	10.64	15	0
1949	30.5	11	39.2	9	21.9	20	8.57	49	1
1948	21.6	112	31	96	12.2	118	6.44	105	1
1947	26.5	51	35.3	34	17.7	67	9.49	29	0
1946	23.7	92	32.4	73	15.1	102	6.16	107	0
1945	21.3	114	29.2	114	13.4	115	11.82	6	0
1944	25.1	72	33.7	57	16.5	88	5.55	117	0
1943	22.7	104	31.2	93	14.2	107	13.12	1	0
1942	25.4	67	33.3	64	17.5	70	8.10	68	0
1941	25	74	33.1	67	16.9	78	8.01	71	0
1940	22.1	110	30.2	107	13.9	109	9.87	20	0
1939	26.7	48	35.4	32	18	63	8.99	39	0
1938	27.7	36	34.8	45	20.8	33	10.05	17	1
1937	32.3	6	40.1	6	24.5	7	8.66	47	0
1936	22	111	28	120	16	95	8.87	42	0
1935	24	90	32	79	16	95	8.49	53	0
1934	22.2	107	30.5	100	13.9	109	8.28	62	0
1933	33.3	4	40.8	3	25.7	4	3.98	124	0
1932	33.7	3	40.6	4	26.8	2	8.96	40	1
1931	27.4	42	33.5	60	21.3	26	6.49	102	0
1930	28	31	35.1	40	20.9	31	7.10	88	0
1929	28	31	34.4	49	21.7	23	5.90	112	0
1928	27.7	36	34.2	51	21.3	26	6.96	93	1
1927	25.6	62	32.2	77	19	51	9.01	37	0
1926	25.5	65	31.5	87	19.5	42	9.64	25	0
1925	25.8	56	33.4	61	18.1	61	9.99	18	1
1924	27.4	42	34	54	20.8	33	7.98	72	0
1923	23.1	100	30.3	103	15.9	97	8.51	51	0
1922	24.8	79	32.3	75	17.3	75	7.32	82	0
1921	28.9	24	35.6	30	22.1	19	6.87	96	0
1920	19.2	122	27.2	121	11.3	121	7.80	77	0
1919	30.2	13	37	19	23.3	12	5.94	111	0
1918	18.3	124	26.3	122	10.2	124	9.65	24	0
1917	23.5	94	31.2	93	15.9	97	8.04	70	0
1916	25.6	62	32.3	75	18.9	52	10.99	11	0
1915	26.4	52	32.9	69	19.9	40	10.70	14	0
1914	24.3	84	31.7	83	16.9	78	7.37	80	0
1913	29.9	15	37.2	18	22.6	15	8.30	60	0
1912	23.2	99	29.9	109	16.5	88	7.29	84	0
1911	24.1	86	31.4	89	16.7	81	7.01	90	0
1910	24.1	86	30.7	99	17.5	70	7.87	75	0
1909	28.1	29	35.6	30	20.6	36	9.00	38	0
1908	25.4	67	32.5	72	18.3	59	7.19	86	0
1907	21.5	113	29.3	113	13.7	112	6.48	103	0
1906	28.7	26	36	25	21.4	24	6.13	109	0
1905	19.4	121	26.3	122	12.4	117	6.65	99	0
1904	18.6	123	26	124	11.1	122	8.66	47	0
1903	24.9	76	31.8	82	18.1	61	9.67	23	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	34.2
2002	34
1932	33.7
1933	33.3
2012	33.1
1937	32.3
2023	32
2016	31.6
2017	30.6
1953	30.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	18.3
1904	18.6
1920	19.2
1905	19.4
1994	19.6
2015	19.8
1959	20.7
1970	21.2
1977	21.3
1963	21.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1943	13.12
1960	13.02
1958	12.64
1998	12.03
2013	11.99
1945	11.82
1951	11.70
1979	11.36
2016	11.35
2008	11.11

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1933	3.98
1989	4.69
1980	4.69
1977	5.26
1964	5.37
2010	5.43
1983	5.54
1944	5.55
1988	5.62
2001	5.70

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 58°F; 19 December 2025
Coldest night: -9°F; 9 February 2026, 8 February 2026, 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.30 in; 30 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 9.60 in of precipitation in Syracuse, NY, the wettest winter since 2024, tied 26th wettest of 124 (with 1976).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Syracuse, NY: 58°F on Friday 19 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Syracuse, NY: a low of -9°F on Monday 9 February 2026, Sunday 8 February 2026 and Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Syracuse, NY: 1.30 in on Tuesday 30 December 2025.