Average Annual Snowfall in Alaska

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, towns and parks in 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 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.

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
24.1	Annette Island	34.9	88.6
71.7	Haines	262.4	666.5
29.4	Juneau	69.8	177.3
19.0	Sitka	32.3	82.0
64.4	Yakutat	143.4	364.2

South - Central Alaska

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
48.0	Anchorage	74.5	189.2
46.4	Gulkana	58.4	148.3
36.8	Homer	47.4	120.4
29.2	Seward	64.4	163.6
62.8	Talkeetna	137.1	348.2
85.8	Valdez	326.3	828.8

Southwest Alaska

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
64.6	Bethel	61.8	157.0
85.6	Cold Bay	73.1	185.7
50.0	King Salmon	46.6	118.4
45.3	Kodiak	68.9	175.0
78.9	McGrath	97.3	247.1
42.0	Port Alsworth	88.7	225.3
87.3	St Paul Island	59.8	151.9
98.3	Shemya Island	84.6	214.9

Interior Alaska

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
61.8	Fairbanks	65.0	165.1
59.2	McKinley Park	76.7	194.8
53.0	Tanana	42.4	107.7
19.8	Tok	35.3	89.7

Far North Alaska

Snowfall averages for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
80.5	Barrow	37.7	95.8
72.7	Bettles	91.4	232.2
65.5	Kotzebue	59.8	151.9
72.7	Nome	75.7	192.3
36.1	Prudhoe Bay	33.7	85.6