Houghton, MI Snowfall A+

First snow Oct 14 · Last snow May 2 · 207.5 in/yr · Station: HERMAN

Avg First Snow

Oct 14

Median over 30 seasons 18d late

Avg Last Snow

May 2

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

201 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

207.5 in

Rank #3 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 18 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.1

Sep

7.6

Oct

28.0

Nov

42.6

Dec

47.3

Jan

35.5

Feb

27.7

Mar

16.5

Apr

2.2

May

Jun

How Houghton Compares

Houghton snowfall vs Michigan and U.S. medians
Measure	Houghton	Michigan median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	207.5 in	85.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 14	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	May 2	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	201 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 HERMAN (USC00203744), 53 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.