Denver, CO Snowfall B+

First snow Oct 13 · Last snow Apr 29 · 49.1 in/yr · Station: DENVER-CENTRAL PARK

Avg First Snow

Oct 13

Median over 30 seasons 51d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 29

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

199 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

49.1 in

Rank #74 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 51 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.7

Sep

4.1

Oct

7.6

Nov

6.5

Dec

6.4

Jan

7.6

Feb

8.8

Mar

6.1

Apr

1.3

May

Jun

How Denver Compares

Denver snowfall vs Colorado and U.S. medians
Measure	Denver	Colorado median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	49.1 in	50.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 13	Oct 21	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 29	Apr 29	Apr 3
Snow season length	199 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 DENVER-CENTRAL PARK (USW00023062), 11 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.