Average Annual Snowfall in North Carolina
The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, communities and other locations in North Carolina. 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: North Carolina Mountains in the west, Piedmont in the center, and North Carolina Coast to the east.
North Carolina Mountains
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.4 | Asheville | 11.5 | 29.2 |
| 19.3 | Banner Elk | 31.4 | 79.8 |
| 14.2 | Boone | 25.6 | 65.0 |
| 2.6 | Cullowhee | 4.3 | 10.9 |
| 5.0 | Highlands | 10.2 | 25.9 |
| 2.2 | Kerr Scott Reservoir | 7.6 | 19.3 |
| 1.5 | Morganton | 4.5 | 11.4 |
| 2.5 | North Wilkesboro | 5.6 | 14.2 |
| 2.3 | Pisgah Forest | 6.7 | 17.0 |
| 2.5 | Waterville | 5.6 | 14.2 |
Piedmont
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | Albemarle | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 1.9 | Chapel Hill | 2.8 | 7.1 |
| 1.9 | Charlotte | 3.5 | 8.9 |
| 2.1 | Concord | 3.3 | 8.4 |
| 0.5 | Gastonia | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 1.6 | Henderson | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 0.6 | High Point | 1.9 | 4.8 |
| 3.9 | Mount Airy | 8.2 | 20.8 |
| 3.4 | Raleigh | 5.2 | 13.2 |
| 2.0 | Shelby | 4.0 | 10.2 |
North Carolina Coast
| Days | Place | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | Belhaven | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 1.0 | Edenton | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| 0.1 | Elizabeth City | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 0.5 | Fayetteville | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 1.0 | Goldsboro | 2.0 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | Greenville | 3.3 | 8.4 |
| 0.1 | Kinston | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 0.6 | Manteo | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 0.2 | Morehead City | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 0.6 | Ocracoke | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 0.3 | Rocky Mount | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 0.7 | Wilmington | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 1.1 | Wilson | 1.9 | 4.8 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.