Marquette, MI Snowfall A

First snow Nov 8 · Last snow Apr 16 · 102.3 in/yr · Station: MARQUETTE

Avg First Snow

Nov 8

Median over 30 seasons 1d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 16

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

160 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

102.3 in

Rank #16 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 1 day later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.7

Oct

10.4

Nov

20.7

Dec

25.0

Jan

20.7

Feb

15.0

Mar

9.4

Apr

0.2

May

Jun

How Marquette Compares

Marquette snowfall vs Michigan and U.S. medians
Measure	Marquette	Michigan median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	102.3 in	85.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 8	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 16	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	160 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 MARQUETTE (USW00014838), 2 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.