Milwaukee, WI Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 13 · Last snow Apr 12 · 48.9 in/yr · Station: MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 13

Median over 30 seasons 4d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 12

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

151 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

48.9 in

Rank #76 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 4 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.3

Oct

2.5

Nov

10.4

Dec

14.9

Jan

12.0

Feb

6.7

Mar

2.1

Apr

May

Jun

How Milwaukee Compares

Milwaukee snowfall vs Wisconsin and U.S. medians
Measure	Milwaukee	Wisconsin median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	48.9 in	52.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 13	Nov 11	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 12	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	151 days	153 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (6 in Wisconsin, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AIRPORT (USW00014839), 9 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.