Philadelphia, PA Snowfall B

First snow Dec 19 · Last snow Mar 20 · 23.2 in/yr · Station: PHILADELPHIA INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Dec 19

Median over 30 seasons 5d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 20

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

92 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

23.2 in

Rank #142 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 5 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.2

Nov

3.6

Dec

7.1

Jan

8.4

Feb

3.6

Mar

0.3

Apr

May

Jun

How Philadelphia Compares

Philadelphia snowfall vs Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
Measure	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	23.2 in	39.5 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 19	Nov 21	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 20	Mar 28	Apr 3
Snow season length	92 days	129 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (8 in Pennsylvania, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for PHILADELPHIA INTL AP (USW00013739), 10 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.