Minneapolis, MN Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 7 · Last snow Apr 11 · 52.0 in/yr · Station: MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 7

Median over 30 seasons 18d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 11

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

156 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

52.0 in

Rank #67 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 18 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.5

Oct

6.7

Nov

11.8

Dec

10.7

Jan

9.8

Feb

8.7

Mar

3.7

Apr

May

Jun

How Minneapolis Compares

Minneapolis snowfall vs Minnesota and U.S. medians
Measure	Minneapolis	Minnesota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	52.0 in	53.1 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 7	Nov 3	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 11	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	156 days	160 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in Minnesota, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

Ski Resorts in Minnesota

Lutsen MountainsNov 21–Apr 19

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (USW00014922), 11 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.