Grand Rapids, MI Snowfall A

First snow Nov 9 · Last snow Apr 12 · 77.2 in/yr · Station: GRAND RAPIDS GERALD R FORD INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 9

Median over 30 seasons on normal

Avg Last Snow

Apr 12

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

155 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

77.2 in

Rank #33 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 0 days exactly on the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.3

Oct

6.9

Nov

20.7

Dec

22.6

Jan

17.2

Feb

7.6

Mar

1.9

Apr

May

Jun

How Grand Rapids Compares

Grand Rapids snowfall vs Michigan and U.S. medians
Measure	Grand Rapids	Michigan median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	77.2 in	85.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 9	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 12	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	155 days	155 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (9 in Michigan, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for GRAND RAPIDS GERALD R FORD INTL AP (USW00094860), 14 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.