Truckee Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Truckee

The next two tables list monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

10-year snowfall averages in Truckee, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
4.5	January	21.4	54.4
4.4	February	27.2	69.2
3.8	March	18.6	47.2
2.1	April	6.2	15.9
0.6	May	1.2	3.1
0.0	June	0.1	0.1
0.1	September	0.2	0.5
0.4	October	2.0	5.2
3.4	November	13.9	35.2
4.0	December	16.2	41.1
23.8	Year	107.3	272.6

30-year snowfall averages in Truckee, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
8.7	January	43.6	110.7
8.1	February	47.9	121.7
6.8	March	32.2	81.8
5.4	April	18.5	47.0
1.6	May	4.1	10.4
0.3	June	0.9	2.3
0.2	September	0.5	1.3
1.2	October	2.8	7.1
3.7	November	11.9	30.2
7.8	December	44.2	112.3
43.8	Year	206.6	524.8

These averages don't show how much the snowfall in Truckee varies from year to year.

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 60.5 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 18.2 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 72 inches, while the lightest years get less than eight inches.

New snow for February ranges from over 73 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 13 inches in light years.

When Truckee Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of autumn for Truckee usually arrives in October or November, but show up as early as September.

The season's last snowfall is usually in May, but in some years, it keeps on snowing until June.

Truckee is normally free of snow every year during July and August.

How Many Snowstorms Truckee Gets

Most days of snowfall in Truckee leave at least an inch of fresh snow. For 24 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals three inches or more.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur 16 times a year. Typically six of these storms are major blizzards that dump ten inches or more. Snow events this severe can descend on the town anytime from October to April. A day with 20 inches or more of new snow happens on average once a year.

Number of days per month and year on average in Truckee with a total snowfall of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
8.5	4.9	January	3.5	1.5
7.9	4.8	February	3.9	1.8
6.6	4.0	March	2.6	0.7
4.8	2.4	April	1.3	0.3
1.5	0.4	May	0.3	0.0
0.3	0.1	June	0.1	0.0
0.2	0.1	September	0.0	0.0
0.9	0.3	October	0.2	0.1
3.6	1.7	November	0.7	0.2
7.6	4.8	December	3.7	1.5
41.9	23.5	Year	16.3	6.1

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Truckee

On most winter days, Truckee has at least five inches of snow on the ground.

Snow usually accumulates to ten or more inches deep from December to April. Truckee averages 64 days a year when the snow depth reaches 20 inches or more.

Average total days per month and year in Truckee with snow depth of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches on the ground

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
30.6	29.3	January	28.3	22.5
26.9	26.0	February	25.2	23.8
29.1	27.9	March	27.3	24.0
15.2	12.6	April	11.6	9.1
2.8	1.3	May	1.0	0.4
0.3	0.1	June	0.1	0.0
0.2	0.1	September	0.0	0.0
1.9	0.8	October	0.5	0.1
10.3	5.8	November	3.1	1.1
26.5	23.7	December	21.2	14.8
143.8	127.6	Year	118.3	95.8