Where to see the eclipse in New York

Emma Rubin // Stacker

This article predominantly highlights cities with available weather data, but the path of totality expands beyond that scope.

Smaller towns near areas on this list or elsewhere on the path of totality can also be an ideal place to view this rare event. Because this article relies on available weather station data, it does not include every city and town that the eclipse's path points to.

Read on to find out where—and when—you should be able to see the total eclipse on April 8 in New York as well as another nearby state.

Mapping the path of totality across the US
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- Time of totality: 3:20  p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 44 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 35.9%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 7.0% of the time
--- Few clouds 13.9%
--- Partly cloudy 11.7%
--- Mostly cloudy 22.4%
--- Overcast 45.0%

Buffalo, New York
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- Time of totality: 3:21  p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 38 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 34.3%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 5.7% of the time
--- Few clouds 13.7%
--- Partly cloudy 11.7%
--- Mostly cloudy 20.9%
--- Overcast 47.9%

Rochester, New York
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- Time of totality: 3:20  p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 32 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 39.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 8.5% of the time
--- Few clouds 16.5%
--- Partly cloudy 9.6%
--- Mostly cloudy 26.4%
--- Overcast 38.8%

Niagara Falls, New York
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- Time of totality: 3:26  p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 2 minutes, 27 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 51.9%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 34.3% of the time
--- Few clouds 8.4%
--- Partly cloudy 6.9%
--- Mostly cloudy 14.8%
--- Overcast 35.5%

Massena, New York
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- Time of totality: 3:23  p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 1 minutes, 51 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 32.0%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 7.0% of the time
--- Few clouds 8.0%
--- Partly cloudy 13.7%
--- Mostly cloudy 20.9%
--- Overcast 50.6%

Syracuse, New York
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Burlington, Vermont

- Time of totality: 3:27  p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 12 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 47.5%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 20.5% of the time
--- Few clouds 15.5%
--- Partly cloudy 10.6%
--- Mostly cloudy 17.0%
--- Overcast 36.4%


Barre/Montpelier, Vermont

- Time of totality: 3:28  p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 1 minutes, 5 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 52.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 38.0% of the time
--- Few clouds 8.9%
--- Partly cloudy 3.1%
--- Mostly cloudy 9.6%
--- Overcast 40.3%

This story features data reporting by Emma Rubin, writing by Sheeka Sanahori, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 9 states.

Eclipse viewing spots in Vermont
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