Charlotte, NC Snowfall C

First snow Jan 18 · Last snow Feb 15 · 3.5 in/yr · Station: CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Jan 18

Median over 30 seasons 7d late

Avg Last Snow

Feb 15

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

28 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

3.5 in

Rank #198 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 7 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.1

Nov

0.4

Dec

1.6

Jan

1.1

Feb

0.3

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

How Charlotte Compares

Charlotte snowfall vs North Carolina and U.S. medians
Measure	Charlotte	North Carolina median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	3.5 in	7.1 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Jan 18	Jan 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Feb 15	Feb 21	Apr 3
Snow season length	28 days	43 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in North Carolina, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT (USW00013881), 10 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.