Average Annual Snowfall in Maryland

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Maryland. 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: Eastern Shore, Central Maryland and Western Maryland.

Eastern Shore

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
2.2	Assateague Island	3.9	9.9
7.4	Chestertown	16.4	41.7
6.5	Royal Oak	14.7	37.3
1.1	Salisbury	3.2	8.1
6.6	Snow Hill	11.4	29.0

Central Maryland

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
9.6	Baltimore	20.2	51.3
6.5	Beltsville	15.2	38.6
12.1	Catoctin Mountain Park	32.6	82.8
5.0	Frederick	16.5	41.9
8.4	La Plata	16.1	40.9
7.7	Rockville	17.1	43.4

Western Maryland

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
11.2	Cumberland	28.9	73.4
38.5	Oakland	106.1	269.5