Nome, AK Snowfall A

First snow Oct 6 · Last snow May 9 · 82.3 in/yr · Station: NOME AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Oct 6

Median over 29 seasons

Avg Last Snow

May 9

Median over 29 seasons

Snow Season

216 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

82.3 in

Rank #31 of 217 tracked

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.5

Sep

4.7

Oct

12.0

Nov

15.7

Dec

14.3

Jan

15.4

Feb

10.3

Mar

7.3

Apr

1.8

May

0.2

Jun

How Nome Compares

Nome snowfall vs Alaska and U.S. medians
Measure	Nome	Alaska median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	82.3 in	77.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 6	Oct 6	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	May 9	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	216 days	196 days	139 days

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

Nearby Tracked Cities

Utqiagvik, AK835 km · 46"
Fairbanks, AK840 km · 66"
Anchorage, AK864 km · 78"
Juneau, AK1765 km · 88"
Bellingham, WA3066 km · 4"

Ski Resorts in Alaska

AlyeskaNov 27–Apr 26
EaglecrestDec 5–Apr 5

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for NOME AIRPORT (USW00026617), 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.