Average Annual Snowfall in Michigan

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities and other locations around Michigan. 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: The Thumb & Southeast Michigan, West & Mid-Michigan, Northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula.

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

The Thumb & Southeast Michigan

Average annual snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
20.4 Adrian 26.0 66.0
54.5 Ann Arbor 61.4 156.0
20.6 Dearborn 30.8 78.2
37.6 Detroit 45.0 114.3
46.8 Flint 52.1 132.3
31.0 Harbor Beach 47.2 119.9
22.0 Port Huron 35.5 90.2
25.5 Saginaw 40.7 103.4

West & Mid-Michigan

Yearly snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
45.2 Battle Creek 64.6 164.1
31.1 Benton Harbor 77.7 197.4
50.9 Grand Rapids 77.6 197.1
42.1 Lansing 50.2 127.5
48.1 Muskegon 87.2 221.5
35.6 Niles 62.5 158.8

Northern Michigan

Average total snow for a year
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
56.0 Alpena 77.6 197.1
43.3 Cheboygan 87.6 222.5
30.8 East Tawas 49.2 125.0
48.7 Frankfort 93.0 236.2
67.3 Gaylord 140.3 356.4
35.6 Harrisville 52.4 133.1
54.1 Houghton Lake 74.7 189.7
50.4 Petoskey 123.6 313.9
60.9 Traverse City 101.0 256.5

Upper Peninsula

Average annual snowfall
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
42.5 De Tour Village 74.6 189.5
18.1 Escanaba 46.9 119.1
36.3 Iron Mountain 61.0 154.9
79.5 Ironwood 185.5 471.2
64.6 Marquette 102.0 259.1
75.7 Munising 161.0 408.9
81.3 Sault Ste Marie 120.1 305.1
65.2 Tahquamenon Falls Park 169.9 431.5
68.3 Whitefish Point 121.0 307.3
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Michigan Snowfall
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