Annual Average Snowfall for Cities in the United States

The tables below give annual averages for snowfall at the largest cities in the United States. The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.01 inches (0.25 centimetres) during the year. Plus there's a summary of which city is usually the snowiest.

The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.

Out of the 51 major US cities, three-quarters typically get a measurable amount of snow each year. But even cities that normally stay free of snow all year have had an occasional snow flurry. The exceptions are Miami and San Diego, where snow has never been recorded since official weather record keeping began.

Snowiest Cities for the Year

Cities Without Snow Year Round

Cities in the table with links take you to more detailed information on that city's snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation.

Annual snowfall averages by city

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
2.1	Atlanta, Georgia	2.9	7.4
0.5	Austin, Texas	0.6	1.5
9.6	Baltimore, Maryland	20.2	51.3
0.8	Birmingham, Alabama	1.6	4.1
22.4	Boston, Massachusetts	43.8	111.3
61.0	Buffalo, New York	94.7	240.5
1.9	Charlotte, North Carolina	4.3	10.9
28.5	Chicago, Illinois	36.7	93.2
9.8	Cincinnati, Ohio	11.2	28.4
46.9	Cleveland, Ohio	68.1	173.0
30.4	Columbus, Ohio	27.5	69.9
1.3	Dallas, Texas	1.5	3.8
33.3	Denver, Colorado	53.8	136.7
36.4	Detroit, Michigan	42.7	108.5
20.1	Hartford, Connecticut	40.5	102.9
0.3	Houston, Texas	0.1	0.3
23.5	Indianapolis, Indiana	25.9	65.8
0.1	Jacksonville, Florida	0.0	0.0
8.3	Kansas City, Missouri	13.4	34.0
0.2	Las Vegas, Nevada	0.3	0.8
0.0	Los Angeles, California	0.0	0.0
11.8	Louisville, Kentucky	12.5	31.8
2.8	Memphis, Tennessee	3.8	9.7
0.0	Miami, Florida	0.0	0.0
35.3	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	46.9	119.1
37.3	Minneapolis, Minnesota	54.0	137.2

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
6.2	Nashville, Tennessee	6.3	16.0
0.1	New Orleans, Louisiana	0.0	0.0
11.1	New York, New York	25.1	63.8
5.6	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	7.8	19.8
0.0	Orlando, Florida	0.0	0.0
12.2	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	22.4	56.9
0.0	Phoenix, Arizona	0.0	0.0
39.6	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	41.9	106.4
2.2	Portland, Oregon	3.0	7.6
18.7	Providence, Rhode Island	33.8	85.9
1.7	Raleigh, North Carolina	3.9	9.9
6.1	Richmond, Virginia	10.3	26.2
0.0	Riverside, California	0.0	0.0
65.9	Rochester, New York	99.5	252.7
0.0	Sacramento, California	0.0	0.0
34.8	Salt Lake City, Utah	56.2	142.7
0.4	San Antonio, Texas	0.7	1.8
0.0	San Diego, California	0.0	0.0
0.0	San Francisco, California	0.0	0.0
0.0	San Jose, California	0.0	0.0
3.0	Seattle, Washington	5.0	12.7
14.5	St. Louis, Missouri	17.7	45.0
0.0	Tampa, Florida	0.0	0.0
4.0	Virginia Beach, Virginia	5.8	14.7
8.1	Washington, DC	14.5	36.8