Kayak Winterization and Winter Storage in New York

NOAA's 1991-2020 median first 32°F night is November 20 at New York City and October 26 at Buffalo; winterize by October 12, two weeks ahead of the earlier date. By our kayak rule New York City stays paddling through October and Buffalo through September, then 3 months of drysuit paddling follow at New York City. 0 New York listings offer indoor or climate-controlled space.

3 at New York City (November to April) and 5 at Buffalo (October to April), plus 3 and 2 months of drysuit paddling. Those racked months hold 92.0 of the 95.4 inches of snow Buffalo averages a year (96%), which is the load on a cover or carport roof. At New York City a kayak is paddling from May to October (6 months), against 5 at Buffalo.

Of 71 live New York listings, 0 list indoor space and 0 climate-controlled units, against 0 outdoor and 0 covered. By city: Manhattan (23 listed, 0 indoor), Brooklyn (15 listed, 0 indoor), Queens (13 listed, 0 indoor) and New York (10 listed, 0 indoor). No New York city lists an indoor kayak space yet. Ask whether indoor means heated; listings span 6 cities in all.

At Buffalo, 4 months average a low at or below 32°F, all of them racked months by our kayak rule. Buffalo logs 123.7 nights at or below 32°F and 3.5 at or below 0°F a year; January, the coldest month, averages 19.0°F and is racked for a kayak.

After the last frost. The median last 32°F night is March 30 at New York City and April 24 at Buffalo; the last 28°F hard freeze comes around March 19 and April 13. Our rule makes May the first month paddling at New York City and May at Buffalo. That month New York City averages a 55.0°F low and a 71.4°F high. Reverse each winterization step first.

New York kayak & canoe storage listings span 6 cities, led by Manhattan (23 listed), Brooklyn (15 listed), Queens (13 listed), New York (10 listed) and Bronx (6 listed). Statewide, 0 list outdoor, 0 covered and 0 indoor or climate-controlled spaces. Compare the cities nearest you before October 26.