Average Snowfall for Alaska in March

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

The snowfall totals are 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.

Southeast Alaska

Average total snowfall in March
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
5.4 Annette Island 7.8 19.8
7.7 Haines 23.9 60.7
7.5 Juneau 12.4 31.5
4.2 Skagway 8.6 21.8
11.9 Yakutat 30.4 77.2

South - Central Alaska

March snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
6.1 Anchorage 11.0 27.9
13.0 Valdez 45.8 116.3

Southwest Alaska

Average snow for March
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
9.1 Bethel 8.8 22.4
13.3 Cold Bay 12.8 32.5
8.1 King Salmon 7.2 18.3
9.2 Kodiak 12.3 31.2
8.4 McGrath 9.2 23.4
5.3 Port Alsworth 12.1 30.7
13.4 St Paul Island 9.6 24.4

Interior Alaska

Average total snowfall in March
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
6.6 Fairbanks 6.5 16.5
6.2 McKinley Park 8.2 20.8
2.0 Tok 3.3 8.4

Far North Alaska

Average total snowfall in March
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7.1 Barrow 2.9 7.4
8.6 Bettles 9.3 23.6
7.8 Kotzebue 6.4 16.3
9.8 Nome 10.7 27.2
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Alaska Snowfall
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