Average Annual Snowfall in Alaska

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at communities and other locations around Alaska. The numbers are for the total amount of snow and for how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

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

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southeast, South - Central, Southwest, Interior and Far North Alaska.

Place name links take you to more detailed information on snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation for that location.

Southeast Alaska

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
23.6	Annette Island	34.8	88.4
54.1	Haines	163.9	416.3
44.2	Juneau	87.6	222.5
27.5	Skagway	44.9	114.0
62.1	Yakutat	147.3	374.1

South - Central Alaska

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
47.5	Anchorage	77.9	197.9
84.4	Valdez	325.3	826.3

Southwest Alaska

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
67.2	Bethel	64.0	162.6
77.6	Cold Bay	67.3	170.9
50.2	King Salmon	47.4	120.4
45.5	Kodiak	70.3	178.6
70.4	McGrath	86.5	219.7
38.8	Port Alsworth	87.9	223.3
82.9	St Paul Island	64.3	163.3

Interior Alaska

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
56.7	Fairbanks	59.6	151.4
61.3	McKinley Park	76.7	194.8
23.2	Tok	37.6	95.5

Far North Alaska

Snowfall averages for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
92.3	Barrow	45.8	116.3
73.5	Bettles	97.9	248.7
65.5	Kotzebue	64.2	163.1
71.9	Nome	80.8	205.2