Steamboat Springs Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Steamboat Springs

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 at Steamboat Springs, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
9.0	January	35.1	89.1
11.0	February	36.3	92.1
7.3	March	24.8	63.0
5.3	April	15.4	39.0
2.7	May	7.0	17.9
0.3	June	0.6	1.5
0.0	September	0.0	0.0
4.5	October	10.9	27.7
6.8	November	25.6	64.9
10.2	December	36.4	92.5
59.3	Year	200.4	509.1

30-year snowfall averages at Steamboat Springs, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
14.9	January	46.6	118.4
14.3	February	35.7	90.7
8.7	March	19.5	49.5
6.6	April	13.2	33.5
1.5	May	2.8	7.1
0.3	June	0.3	0.8
0.5	September	0.4	1.0
3.1	October	6.9	17.5
8.8	November	23.3	59.2
14.0	December	35.8	90.9
72.7	Year	184.5	468.6

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 41.8 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 27.5 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 54.9 inches, while the lightest years get less than 31.3 inches.

New snow for February ranges from over 44.1 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 27.2 inches in light years.

When Steamboat Springs Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Steamboat Springs usually arrives in October. About one in three years also see fresh snow as early as September.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in May, although not every May sees new snow. Less commonly, June has light snowfall.

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

How Many Snowstorms Steamboat Springs Gets

Most days of snowfall in Steamboat Springs result in at least an inch of fresh snow left on the ground. For 23 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals three or more inches.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur ten times a year. But major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are rare events that don't happen every year.

Number of days per month and year on average in Steamboat Springs 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
11.5	5.9	January	2.4	0.4
11.0	4.4	February	1.7	0.2
6.1	1.8	March	0.9	0.0
4.8	1.6	April	0.4	0.0
0.8	0.4	May	0.0	0.0
0.1	0.0	June	0.0	0.0
0.2	0.0	September	0.0	0.0
2.6	1.0	October	0.5	0.0
6.4	2.8	November	1.4	0.0
11.2	5.1	December	2.5	0.2
54.7	23.0	Year	9.8	0.8

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Steamboat Springs

For most of winter, Steamboat Springs has at least ten inches of snow on the ground.

The snow accumulates to over twenty inches deep on an average of 59 days a year. Although each fall and spring are different, the snowpack at Steamboat Springs can top twenty inches as early as November and as late as April.

Average total days per month and year in Steamboat Springs 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
31.0	31.0	January	30.8	29.6
28.5	28.5	February	28.5	28.1
27.0	25.3	March	24.5	21.9
9.3	5.2	April	3.3	1.8
1.0	0.4	May	0.1	0.0
0.2	0.0	June	0.0	0.0
0.2	0.0	September	0.0	0.0
3.9	2.6	October	1.3	0.2
19.4	14.9	November	10.7	2.6
30.2	28.7	December	26.9	20.4
150.7	136.6	Year	126.1	104.6