Cloudy skies prevail for much of Upstate NY

Albany is the only Upstate New York city that enjoys as much sunshine as clouds over the course of the year. The rest of the cities receive less than half of the possible sunshine.

67%

PERCENT OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE

Average

annual

Albany

50%

Rochester

48%

Binghamton

47%

Buffalo

47%

23%

Syracuse

44%

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

67%

PERCENT OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE

Average

annual

Albany

50%

Rochester

48%

Binghamton

47%

Buffalo

47%

23%

Syracuse

44%

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

PERCENT OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE

67%

Average

annual

Albany

50%

Rochester

48%

Binghamton

47%

Buffalo

47%

23%

Syracuse

44%

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Source: National Centers for Environmental Information Peter Allen | pallen@syracuse.com