Average Annual Snowfall in Massachusetts

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, communities and other locations around Massachusetts. 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 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Cape Cod and Islands, Eastern, Central and Western Massachusetts.

Place name links take you to more detailed information on snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation for that location.

Cape Cod and Islands

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
11.2	Chatham	24.5	62.2
10.5	Edgartown	25.3	64.3
7.1	Hyannis	21.5	54.6

Eastern Massachusetts

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
23.0	Boston	49.2	125.0
7.7	Brockton	34.3	87.1
14.9	East Wareham	37.2	94.5
26.4	Great Blue Hill, Milton	69.3	176.0
20.2	Haverhill	57.8	146.8
25.6	Hingham	50.9	129.3
13.0	Marblehead	39.1	99.3
13.8	New Bedford	32.5	82.6
23.2	Newburyport	61.9	157.2
14.9	Plymouth	37.9	96.3
9.7	Taunton	25.7	65.3

Central Massachusetts

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
19.0	Amherst	36.5	92.7
25.1	Barre Falls Reservoir Dam	60.4	153.4
15.1	Buffumville Lake	46.6	118.4
24.9	East Brimfield Lake	63.5	161.3
22.0	Tully Lake	52.2	132.6
28.1	Worcester	72.9	185.2

Western Massachusetts

Annual average snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
52.3	Worthington	77.1	195.8