Charlottesville, VA Snowfall B

First snow Dec 10 · Last snow Mar 6 · 17.5 in/yr · Station: CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W

Avg First Snow

Dec 10

Median over 29 seasons 5d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 6

Median over 29 seasons

Snow Season

87 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

17.5 in

Rank #153 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 5 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.2

Nov

3.4

Dec

4.3

Jan

5.6

Feb

3.9

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

How Charlottesville Compares

Charlottesville snowfall vs Virginia and U.S. medians
Measure	Charlottesville	Virginia median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	17.5 in	14.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 10	Dec 23	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 6	Mar 5	Apr 3
Snow season length	87 days	73 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W (USC00441593), 4 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.