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Weather & Climate · New York

Best Weather Counties in New York 2026

Ranked by temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather frequency.

Top 10 — Weather & Climate in New York

Score reflects weather & climate only — not overall county quality.

1Kings County, NY
71.4
2Richmond County, NY
71.4
3Nassau County, NY
70.8
4New York County, NY
70.3
5Queens County, NY
69.9
6Bronx County, NY
66.6
7Suffolk County, NY
66.3
8Chautauqua County, NY
60.8
9Putnam County, NY
60.3
10Rockland County, NY
59.3

All New York Counties — Weather & Climate Rankings

62 counties ranked by weather & climate score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyWeather & Climate ScoreOverall Score
1Kings County, NY
71.4
55.2
2Richmond County, NY
71.4
47.1
3Nassau County, NY
70.8
46.3
4New York County, NY
70.3
56.5
5Queens County, NY
69.9
41.6
6Bronx County, NY
66.6
42.6
7Suffolk County, NY
66.3
42.9
8Chautauqua County, NY
60.8
41.2
9Putnam County, NY
60.3
55.2
10Rockland County, NY
59.3
42.6
11Westchester County, NY
59.3
45.6
12Oswego County, NY
58.3
42.8
13Erie County, NY
58.2
36.7
14Monroe County, NY
57.9
37.4
15Rensselaer County, NY
57.4
39.9
16Orleans County, NY
56.8
51.8
17Niagara County, NY
56.6
42.5
18Ulster County, NY
56.4
45.4
19Genesee County, NY
56.3
46.7
20Albany County, NY
56.2
35.4
21Broome County, NY
56
37.3
22Saratoga County, NY
55.8
50.6
23Seneca County, NY
55.8
45.3
24Yates County, NY
55.8
51.3
25Cattaraugus County, NY
55.6
46.3
26Livingston County, NY
55.5
51.4
27Ontario County, NY
55.5
47.6
28Jefferson County, NY
55.1
41.1
29Cayuga County, NY
55
43.8
30Wyoming County, NY
54.9
58.6
31Sullivan County, NY
54.8
44.6
32Schuyler County, NY
54.7
58.2
33Madison County, NY
54.6
47.8
34Cortland County, NY
54.4
38.9
35Tompkins County, NY
54.4
38.4
36Allegany County, NY
54.3
59.1
37Orange County, NY
54.3
42.1
38Delaware County, NY
54.2
50.2
39Columbia County, NY
54.1
49
40Oneida County, NY
53.5
39
41Onondaga County, NY
53.5
36.8
42Clinton County, NY
53.4
51.9
43Otsego County, NY
53.4
53.8
44Greene County, NY
53
51.9
45Schoharie County, NY
52.6
53.8
46Wayne County, NY
52.5
49.6
47Chenango County, NY
52.1
46.5
48Dutchess County, NY
51.8
43.8
49Tioga County, NY
51.8
53.8
50Fulton County, NY
51.6
43.2
51Hamilton County, NY
51.6
63
52Herkimer County, NY
51.6
47.1
53Chemung County, NY
51.5
39.3
54Lewis County, NY
51.5
59.4
55St. Lawrence County, NY
51.4
51.3
56Montgomery County, NY
51.3
40.1
57Schenectady County, NY
51.3
34.1
58Franklin County, NY
50.8
53.1
59Washington County, NY
50.8
50.2
60Steuben County, NY
50.6
51.3
61Essex County, NY
50.5
59.1
62Warren County, NY
50.4
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