Grand Rapids Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Grand Rapids

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 Grand Rapids, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
7.5	January	21.9	55.5
6.7	February	21.9	55.7
1.9	March	5.1	12.9
0.8	April	2.5	6.4
0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.0	October	0.1	0.2
1.4	November	6.0	15.2
4.5	December	14.9	37.8
22.8	Year	72.4	183.9

30-year snowfall averages at Grand Rapids, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
14.9	January	22.6	57.4
11.2	February	17.2	43.7
5.9	March	7.6	19.3
2.1	April	2.0	5.1
0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.4	October	0.3	0.8
4.5	November	7.1	18.0
11.9	December	20.8	52.8
50.9	Year	77.6	197.1

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 28.9 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than nine inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 28 inches, while the lightest years get less than 14 inches.

Snow in February ranges from over 20.7 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 9.7 inches in light years.

When Grand Rapids Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

Grand Rapids' first snowfall of winter usually arrives in November. But about once every three or four years, the city gets at least a dusting of snow in October.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in April, although at least one in four Aprils receive no fresh snow.

Grand Rapids is normally free of snow every year from May to September.

How Many Snowstorms Grand Rapids Gets

Just over half the days with snowfall in Grand Rapids end up with just a skiff of less than an inch of new snow left on the ground. For 24 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least an inch.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day usually occur three 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 Grand Rapids 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
7.2	2.4	January	0.8	0.0
5.5	2.0	February	0.7	0.1
2.1	0.6	March	0.4	0.0
0.5	0.2	April	0.0	0.0
0.1	0.0	October	0.0	0.0
2.0	0.8	November	0.3	0.1
6.1	2.1	December	0.8	0.1
23.5	8.1	Year	3.0	0.3

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Grand Rapids

For over half of winter days, Grand Rapids has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Snow mostly accumulates during January and February. Typically, on eight days a year, the snow covering Grand Rapids gets to ten or more inches deep.

Average total days per month and year in Grand Rapids 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
23.0	16.4	January	10.3	2.2
18.0	12.8	February	9.7	4.1
8.2	5.1	March	3.3	0.8
0.7	0.2	April	0.1	0.0
0.1	0.0	October	0.0	0.0
3.2	1.1	November	0.5	0.1
14.3	8.4	December	4.8	1.1
67.5	44.0	Year	28.7	8.3