Portland, OR Snowfall C

First snow Dec 24 · Last snow Feb 8 · 4.3 in/yr · Station: PORTLAND INTL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Dec 24

Median over 30 seasons 51d late

Avg Last Snow

Feb 8

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

46 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

4.3 in

Rank #190 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2024–25): first measurable snowfall arrived 51 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

Nov

1.3

Dec

1.7

Jan

1.2

Feb

0.1

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

How Portland Compares

Portland snowfall vs Oregon and U.S. medians
Measure	Portland	Oregon median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	4.3 in	8.2 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 24	Dec 7	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Feb 8	Feb 19	Apr 3
Snow season length	46 days	70 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in Oregon, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for PORTLAND INTL AIRPORT (USW00024229), 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.