Mammoth Lakes, CA Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 22 · Last snow Apr 19 · 70.1 in/yr · Station: LEE VINING

Avg First Snow

Nov 22

Median over 28 seasons 39d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 19

Median over 28 seasons

Snow Season

149 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

70.1 in

Rank #41 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 39 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

1.5

Oct

4.0

Nov

14.5

Dec

19.0

Jan

15.5

Feb

10.8

Mar

3.2

Apr

1.4

May

0.2

Jun

How Mammoth Lakes Compares

Mammoth Lakes snowfall vs California and U.S. medians
Measure	Mammoth Lakes	California median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	70.1 in	100.9 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 22	Nov 10	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 19	Apr 27	Apr 3
Snow season length	149 days	169 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (3 in California, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for LEE VINING (USC00044881), 37 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.