Average Annual Snowfall in Minnesota

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, towns and other locations around Minnesota. 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: Southern, Northeastern and Northwestern Minnesota.

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

Southern Minnesota

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
22.8	Albert Lea	39.5	100.3
20.7	Faribault	43.3	110.0
22.5	Mankato	38.7	98.3
38.2	Minneapolis	51.2	130.0
20.6	Pipestone	39.6	100.6
19.4	Redwood Falls	43.6	110.7
38.4	Rochester	53.1	134.9
17.6	St. Paul	40.4	102.6
18.6	Winona	37.6	95.5
27.2	Worthington	45.2	114.8

Northeastern Minnesota

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
62.4	Duluth	90.2	229.1
23.7	Grand Marais	50.9	129.3
33.1	Grand Portage	55.2	140.2
51.4	Grand Rapids	59.6	151.4
37.6	Gunflint Lake	65.3	165.9
61.4	International Falls	73.0	185.4
30.5	Two Harbors	61.0	154.9

Northwestern Minnesota

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
26.8	Brainerd	48.2	122.4
32.3	Detroit Lakes	47.6	120.9
28.0	Mille Lacs Lake	43.1	109.5
40.1	Moorhead	52.7	133.9
36.0	St. Cloud	47.9	121.7