Lansing, MI Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 11 · Last snow Apr 10 · 49.1 in/yr · Station: LANSING CAPITAL CITY AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 11

Median over 24 seasons 2d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 10

Median over 24 seasons

Snow Season

151 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

49.1 in

Rank #75 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 2 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.2

Oct

3.7

Nov

11.6

Dec

13.3

Jan

13.6

Feb

4.9

Mar

1.8

Apr

May

Jun

How Lansing Compares

Lansing snowfall vs Michigan and U.S. medians
Measure	Lansing	Michigan median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	49.1 in	85.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 11	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 10	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	151 days	155 days	139 days

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

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Ski Resorts in Michigan

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for LANSING CAPITAL CITY AP (USW00014836), 6 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.