Annual Average Snowfall for Cities in the United States

The tables below give annual averages for snowfall at the largest cities in the United States. The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres) during the year. Plus there's a summary of which city is usually the snowiest.

The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Out of the 56 major US cities, three-quarters typically get a measurable amount of snow each year. But even cities that normally stay free of snow all year have had an occasional snow flurry. The exceptions are Miami and San Diego, where snow has never been recorded since official weather record keeping began.

Snowiest Cities for the Year

Cities Without Snow Year Round

Cities in the table with links take you to more detailed information on that city's snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation.

Annual snowfall averages by city

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
1.5	Atlanta, Georgia	2.2	5.6
0.6	Austin, Texas	0.2	0.5
9.0	Baltimore, Maryland	19.3	49.0
0.8	Birmingham, Alabama	1.4	3.6
23.0	Boston, Massachusetts	49.2	125.0
59.5	Buffalo, New York	95.4	242.3
1.9	Charlotte, North Carolina	3.5	8.9
28.2	Chicago, Illinois	38.8	98.6
21.7	Cincinnati, Ohio	23.3	59.2
45.8	Cleveland, Ohio	63.8	162.1
28.3	Columbus, Ohio	28.2	71.6
1.5	Dallas, Texas	1.7	4.3
31.4	Denver, Colorado	49.0	124.5
37.6	Detroit, Michigan	45.0	114.3
0.0	Fresno, California	0.0	0.0
50.9	Grand Rapids, Michigan	77.6	197.1
22.3	Hartford, Connecticut	51.7	131.3
0.0	Honolulu, Hawaii	0.0	0.0
0.1	Houston, Texas	0.1	0.3

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
22.4	Indianapolis, Indiana	25.5	64.8
0.0	Jacksonville, Florida	0.0	0.0
13.8	Kansas City, Missouri	18.2	46.2
0.2	Las Vegas, Nevada	0.2	0.5
0.0	Los Angeles, California	0.0	0.0
12.3	Louisville, Kentucky	13.4	34.0
2.6	Memphis, Tennessee	2.7	6.9
0.0	Miami, Florida	0.0	0.0
35.1	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	48.7	123.7
38.2	Minneapolis, Minnesota	51.2	130.0
5.5	Nashville, Tennessee	4.7	11.9
0.0	New Orleans, Louisiana	0.0	0.0
11.4	New York, New York	29.8	75.7
4.9	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	6.7	17.0
0.0	Orlando, Florida	0.0	0.0
12.0	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	23.1	58.7
0.0	Phoenix, Arizona	0.0	0.0
40.2	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	44.1	112.0

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
2.6	Portland, Oregon	3.4	8.6
19.3	Providence, Rhode Island	36.6	93.0
3.4	Raleigh, North Carolina	5.2	13.2
5.6	Richmond, Virginia	8.8	22.4
0.0	Riverside, California	0.0	0.0
65.2	Rochester, New York	102.0	259.1
0.0	Sacramento, California	0.0	0.0
31.4	Salt Lake City, Utah	51.9	131.8
0.3	San Antonio, Texas	0.2	0.5
0.0	San Diego, California	0.0	0.0
0.0	San Francisco, California	0.0	0.0
0.0	San Jose, California	0.0	0.0
4.7	Seattle, Washington	6.3	16.0
14.5	St. Louis, Missouri	16.6	42.2
0.0	Tampa, Florida	0.0	0.0
0.2	Tucson, Arizona	0.1	0.3
5.4	Tulsa, Oklahoma	8.7	22.1
4.0	Virginia Beach, Virginia	6.2	15.7
8.0	Washington, DC	13.7	34.8