Fargo, ND Snowfall A-

First snow Oct 30 · Last snow Apr 11 · 51.0 in/yr · Station: FARGO HECTOR INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Oct 30

Median over 30 seasons 26d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 11

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

164 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

51.0 in

Rank #71 of 217 tracked

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

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.9

Oct

6.8

Nov

11.7

Dec

10.2

Jan

8.1

Feb

9.2

Mar

4.1

Apr

May

Jun

How Fargo Compares

Fargo snowfall vs North Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Fargo	North Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	51.0 in	49.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 30	Oct 27	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 11	Apr 18	Apr 3
Snow season length	164 days	174 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in North Dakota, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for FARGO HECTOR INTL AP (USW00014914), 5 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.