Rochester, MN Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 3 · Last snow Apr 11 · 53.1 in/yr · Station: ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 3

Median over 30 seasons 5d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 11

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

160 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

53.1 in

Rank #65 of 217 tracked

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

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.8

Oct

4.4

Nov

12.7

Dec

12.2

Jan

10.7

Feb

8.6

Mar

3.3

Apr

0.5

May

Jun

How Rochester Compares

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

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

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Lutsen MountainsNov 21–Apr 19

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (USW00014925), 13 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.