Manchester, NH Snowfall B+

First snow Dec 8 · Last snow Mar 24 · 48.2 in/yr · Station: MASSABESIC LAKE

Avg First Snow

Dec 8

Median over 26 seasons 9d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 24

Median over 26 seasons

Snow Season

107 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

48.2 in

Rank #81 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 9 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

1.3

Nov

10.5

Dec

12.9

Jan

13.1

Feb

9.2

Mar

1.3

Apr

May

Jun

How Manchester Compares

Manchester snowfall vs New Hampshire and U.S. medians
Measure	Manchester	New Hampshire median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	48.2 in	61.8 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 8	Nov 23	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 24	Apr 3	Apr 3
Snow season length	107 days	132 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in New Hampshire, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for MASSABESIC LAKE (USC00275211), 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.