Santa Fe, NM Snowfall B

First snow Nov 12 · Last snow Mar 26 · 17.4 in/yr · Station: SANTA FE 2

Avg First Snow

Nov 12

Median over 23 seasons 8d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 26

Median over 23 seasons

Snow Season

135 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

17.4 in

Rank #154 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2024–25): first measurable snowfall arrived 8 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.9

Oct

1.8

Nov

5.1

Dec

3.2

Jan

2.1

Feb

3.7

Mar

0.6

Apr

May

Jun

How Santa Fe Compares

Santa Fe snowfall vs New Mexico and U.S. medians
Measure	Santa Fe	New Mexico median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	17.4 in	12.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 12	Nov 20	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 26	Mar 17	Apr 3
Snow season length	135 days	118 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for SANTA FE 2 (USC00298085), 8 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.