Reno Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Reno

The next two tables list monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

10-year snowfall averages at Reno, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
1.3	January	4.1	10.5
2.0	February	6.8	17.4
0.6	March	3.6	9.2
0.0	April	0.1	0.3
0.0	May	0.0	0.1
0.0	September	0.0	0.0
0.0	October	0.0	0.0
0.4	November	1.3	3.2
1.3	December	3.6	9.1
5.6	Year	19.6	49.9

30-year snowfall averages at Reno, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
3.4	January	5.2	13.2
3.3	February	5.2	13.2
2.0	March	2.9	7.4
0.7	April	0.4	1.0
0.2	May	0.1	0.3
0.0	September	0.0	0.0
0.1	October	0.1	0.3
1.2	November	1.8	4.6
3.0	December	5.2	13.2
13.9	Year	20.9	53.1

These averages don't show how much the snowfall in Reno differs from year to year.

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 6.4 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 1.3 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 7.6 inches, while the lightest years get less than half an inch.

New snow for February ranges from 6.7 inches or more in heavy snowfall years to under an inch in light years.

When Reno Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Reno usually arrives in November or December. But it can start snowing as early as October.

In most years, Reno has its last snowfall in March, although snow can land there in April or May.

The city is normally free of snow every year from June to September.

How Many Snowstorms Reno Gets

Most days of snowfall in Reno leave just a skiff, amounting to less than an inch, of fresh snow on the ground. For 6 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least an inch.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day don't occur every year. Major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are not normal for Reno.

Number of days per month and year on average in Reno with a total snowfall of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
1.6	0.5	January	0.2	0.0
1.6	0.6	February	0.2	0.0
0.8	0.1	March	0.1	0.0
0.1	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
0.0	0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.0	0.0	October	0.0	0.0
0.6	0.2	November	0.0	0.0
1.2	0.4	December	0.2	0.0
5.9	1.8	Year	0.7	0.0

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Reno

For most of winter, Reno has less than an inch of snow on the ground.

Snow mainly accumulates during January. Typically for one day a year, the snowpack at Reno builds up to at least ten inches deep.

Average total days per month and year in Reno with snow depth of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches on the ground

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
5.5	3.3	January	2.2	1.2
2.4	0.9	February	0.3	0.0
1.0	0.3	March	0.1	0.0
0.1	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
0.0	0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.9	0.3	November	0.1	0.0
4.0	1.4	December	0.7	0.1
13.9	6.2	Year	3.4	1.3