South Lake Tahoe, CA Snowfall A+

First snow Nov 2 · Last snow May 9 · 182.1 in/yr · Station: TAHOE CITY

Avg First Snow

Nov 2

Median over 28 seasons 18d early

Avg Last Snow

May 9

Median over 28 seasons

Snow Season

189 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

182.1 in

Rank #5 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 18 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.1

Sep

2.4

Oct

12.4

Nov

35.7

Dec

39.0

Jan

40.1

Feb

34.8

Mar

14.3

Apr

3.1

May

0.3

Jun

How South Lake Tahoe Compares

South Lake Tahoe snowfall vs California and U.S. medians
Measure	South Lake Tahoe	California median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	182.1 in	100.9 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 2	Nov 10	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	May 9	Apr 27	Apr 3
Snow season length	189 days	169 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (3 in California, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for TAHOE CITY (USC00048758), 29 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.