Flagstaff Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Flagstaff

This first table lists monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

Average total snowfall and days with fresh snow in Flagstaff

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
6.2	January	20.9	53.1
6.1	February	19.3	49.0
4.7	March	15.6	39.6
1.9	April	5.0	12.7
0.9	May	1.1	2.8
0.5	October	1.5	3.8
2.3	November	8.2	20.8
5.7	December	18.5	47.0
28.3	Year	90.1	228.9

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 27 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 9.3 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 34.3 inches, while the lightest years get less than 4.3 inches.

New snow for February ranges from over 25.4 inches in heavy snowfall years to just nine inches at most in light years.

When Flagstaff Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Flagstaff can arrive as early as October or as late as December. About one in four Octobers get a light snow. But one in four Novembers don't see any fresh snow.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in April. About half of years also get a little snow in May.

Flagstaff is normally free of snow every year from June to September.

How Many Snowstorms Flagstaff Gets

Most days of snowfall in Flagstaff leave at least an inch of fresh snow on the ground. For 11 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at three inches or more.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur six times a year. Major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day typically show up once or twice a year. Storms this severe can descend on Flagstaff anytime from November to March.

Number of days per month and year on average in Flagstaff 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
4.6	2.5	January	1.5	0.5
4.0	2.2	February	1.5	0.3
2.8	1.9	March	1.1	0.3
1.1	0.7	April	0.3	0.0
0.3	0.2	May	0.0	0.0
0.2	0.2	October	0.1	0.0
1.7	1.0	November	0.6	0.2
4.0	2.1	December	1.2	0.3
18.7	10.8	Year	6.3	1.6

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Flagstaff

For well over half of winter, Flagstaff has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Snow mostly accumulates during January and February. Typically, on seven days in January and another four in February, the snow covering Flagstaff gets to ten or more inches deep. But only an average of two or three days a year see snow pile up to over 20 inches.

Average total days per month and year in Flagstaff 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
19.6	16.2	January	13.4	6.8
13.8	11.0	February	8.7	4.0
7.1	5.2	March	3.9	1.7
1.2	0.5	April	0.2	0.0
0.2	0.1	May	0.0	0.0
0.4	0.2	October	0.1	0.0
3.9	2.2	November	1.3	0.3
15.5	12.7	December	8.8	3.9
61.7	48.1	Year	36.4	16.7