Aspen, CO Snowfall A+

First snow Oct 7 · Last snow May 13 · 170.9 in/yr · Station: ASPEN 1SW

Avg First Snow

Oct 7

Median over 27 seasons 41d late

Avg Last Snow

May 13

Median over 27 seasons

Snow Season

219 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

170.9 in

Rank #6 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 41 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

1.0

Sep

10.0

Oct

24.1

Nov

26.4

Dec

28.3

Jan

26.9

Feb

26.2

Mar

20.6

Apr

6.9

May

0.4

Jun

How Aspen Compares

Aspen snowfall vs Colorado and U.S. medians
Measure	Aspen	Colorado median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	170.9 in	50.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 7	Oct 21	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	May 13	Apr 29	Apr 3
Snow season length	219 days	193 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (8 in Colorado, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ASPEN 1SW (USC00050372), 2 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.