Raleigh, NC Snowfall C

First snow Jan 16 · Last snow Jan 26 · 3.6 in/yr · Station: RALEIGH STATE UNIV

Avg First Snow

Jan 16

Median over 30 seasons 5d late

Avg Last Snow

Jan 26

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

10 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

3.6 in

Rank #197 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2024–25): first measurable snowfall arrived 5 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.1

Nov

0.7

Dec

2.1

Jan

0.7

Feb

0.1

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

How Raleigh Compares

Raleigh snowfall vs North Carolina and U.S. medians
Measure	Raleigh	North Carolina median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	3.6 in	7.1 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Jan 16	Jan 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Jan 26	Feb 21	Apr 3
Snow season length	10 days	43 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for RALEIGH STATE UNIV (USC00317079), 5 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.