Snowshoe Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Snowshoe

This first table lists monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

Average total snowfall and days with fresh snow in Snowshoe

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
12.3	January	35.5	90.2
10.7	February	31.4	79.8
8.4	March	27.2	69.1
3.3	April	8.5	21.6
0.7	May	0.8	2.0
1.4	October	2.8	7.1
4.7	November	9.7	24.6
9.3	December	28.8	73.2
50.8	Year	144.7	367.5

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 43.6 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive 13 inches at most for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 59.5 inches, while the lightest years get less than 29.3 inches.

New snow for February ranges from over 37.3 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 22.4 inches in light years.

When Snowshoe Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Snowshoe usually arrives in October. But at least one in five years don't see snow until November.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in April. While it can snow lightly in May, it's uncommon for snow to land this late in spring.

Snowshoe is normally free of snow every year from June to September.

How Many Snowstorms Snowshoe Gets

Most days of snowfall in Snowshoe leave at least an inch of fresh snow on the ground. For 22 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals three inches or more.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur 11 times annually. About once or twice a year Snowshoe has a major blizzard that dumps ten inches or more in one day.

Number of days per month and year on average in Snowshoe 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
11.1	5.6	January	2.2	0.3
9.9	4.8	February	2.5	0.4
7.8	4.0	March	2.1	0.4
2.7	1.2	April	0.5	0.0
0.6	0.0	May	0.0	0.0
1.2	0.5	October	0.3	0.0
3.8	1.7	November	0.8	0.2
8.3	4.1	December	2.1	0.3
45.4	21.9	Year	10.5	1.6

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Snowshoe

For much of winter, Snowshoe has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Typically, on 23 days a year the snow covering Snowshoe amounts to ten or more inches deep. For six of those days on average, the snowpack builds up to over 20 inches.

Average total days per month and year in Snowshoe 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
22.3	17.4	January	13.4	5.7
21.5	16.3	February	12.7	6.6
16.6	11.3	March	8.4	4.2
4.5	2.4	April	1.3	0.2
0.4	0.0	May	0.0	0.0
1.3	0.5	October	0.3	0.1
6.8	3.5	November	2.5	1.2
17.3	11.1	December	7.7	4.5
90.7	62.5	Year	46.3	22.5