International Falls, MN Snowfall A

First snow Oct 20 · Last snow Apr 23 · 74.5 in/yr · Station: INTERNATIONAL FALLS INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Oct 20

Median over 28 seasons 19d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 23

Median over 28 seasons

Snow Season

186 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

74.5 in

Rank #36 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 19 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.1

Sep

1.7

Oct

12.0

Nov

17.5

Dec

15.7

Jan

12.7

Feb

7.9

Mar

6.7

Apr

0.2

May

Jun

How International Falls Compares

International Falls snowfall vs Minnesota and U.S. medians
Measure	International Falls	Minnesota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	74.5 in	53.1 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 20	Nov 3	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 23	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	186 days	160 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for INTERNATIONAL FALLS INTL AP (USW00014918), 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.