Top 25 Snowiest Cities in America
Let it snow? Some cities sure do.
Niche compiled a list of the top 25 snowiest cities in the contiguous United States — those boasting the most snowfall during the year. This ranking uses the 30-year average monthly snowfall totals as reported by NOAA, and only includes U.S. cities with a population above 50,000.
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EllenAbbot-WRVO
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Average Snowfall123.8 in.
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Average High in January31.5°F
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Average Low in January15.7°F
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Tyler_Finvold
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Average Snowfall101.7 in.
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Average High in January42.5°F
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Average Low in January17.3°F
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bianchi_honda
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Average Snowfall100.9 in.
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Average High in January33.7°F
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Average Low in January20.8°F
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KenWoitaszek2
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Average Snowfall99.5 in.
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Average High in January31.7°F
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Average Low in January17.6°F
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Reuters
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Average Snowfall94.7 in.
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Average High in January31.2°F
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Average Low in January18.5°F
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coloradolandmarkblog.com
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Average Snowfall88.3 in.
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Average High in January46.9°F
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Average Low in January22.2°F
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morbidmtb.com
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Average Snowfall86.1 in.
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Average High in January18.9°F
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Average Low in January1.5°F
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Average Snowfall74.9 in.
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Average High in January30.7°F
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Average Low in January18.1°F
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clecityhall.com
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Average Snowfall68.1 in.
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Average High in January34.4°F
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Average Low in January21.7°F
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ScottNamestnik
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Average Snowfall66.6 in.
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Average High in January31.3°F
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Average Low in January17.6°F
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parksandrecreation.idaho_.gov
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Average Snowfall66.4 in.
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Average High in January35.6°F
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Average Low in January19.1°F
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denholms.blogspot.com
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Average Snowfall64.1 in.
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Average High in January31.3°F
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Average Low in January16.8°F
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Average Snowfall63.5 in.
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Average High in January35.5°F
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Average Low in January14.9°F
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CoreyTempleton-PortlandDailyPhoto
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Average Snowfall61.9 in.
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Average High in January31.2°F
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Average Low in January13.4°F
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Average Snowfall60.3 in.
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Average High in January39.5°F
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Average Low in January18°F
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PaulaLemire-AlbanyDailyPhoto
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Average Snowfall59.1 in.
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Average High in January30.6°F
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Average Low in January14.5°F
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sledriding.com
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Average Snowfall58.1 in.
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Average High in January31.6°F
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Average Low in January15.6°F
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FEMA
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Average Snowfall57.9 in.
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Average High in January18.3°F
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Average Low in January0.2°F
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SSS-UniversityofMichigan
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Average Snowfall57.3 in.
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Average High in January31.2°F
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Average Low in January17.9°F
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uthaflyfishingclub.com
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Average Snowfall57.1 in.
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Average High in January39.6°F
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Average Low in January22.3°F
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Average Snowfall55.8 in.
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Average High in January48.2°F
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Average Low in January18.9°F
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Average Snowfall55 in.
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Average High in January36.4°F
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Average Low in January17.8°F
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benjamission.blogspot.com
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Average Snowfall54.9 in.
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Average High in January33.2°F
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Average Low in January12.3°F
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Average Snowfall54.4 in.
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Average High in January23.7°F
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Average Low in January7.5°F
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Average Snowfall53.8 in.
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Average High in January44.5°F
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Average Low in January17.4°F
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Cities Assessed by this Ranking
For the purpose of ranking the snowiest cities, we looked only at locations classified as cities in the contiguous United States with a population of 50,000 or more. Additionally, only the city with the largest population within its county and/or metro area was included to represent an area.
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