Dubuque, IA Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 12 · Last snow Apr 9 · 42.8 in/yr · Station: DUBUQUE REGIONAL AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 12

Median over 30 seasons 3d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 9

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

149 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

42.8 in

Rank #95 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 3 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.5

Oct

2.8

Nov

10.6

Dec

10.7

Jan

10.5

Feb

5.7

Mar

1.9

Apr

May

Jun

How Dubuque Compares

Dubuque snowfall vs Iowa and U.S. medians
Measure	Dubuque	Iowa median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	42.8 in	36.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 12	Nov 12	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 9	Apr 6	Apr 3
Snow season length	149 days	147 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for DUBUQUE REGIONAL AP (USW00094908), 12 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.