Taos, NM Snowfall A-

First snow Oct 27 · Last snow Apr 26 · 72.5 in/yr · Station: EAGLE NEST

Avg First Snow

Oct 27

Median over 27 seasons 27d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 26

Median over 27 seasons

Snow Season

182 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

72.5 in

Rank #39 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 27 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

4.0

Oct

8.8

Nov

13.8

Dec

9.2

Jan

13.6

Feb

12.9

Mar

7.8

Apr

2.2

May

0.1

Jun

How Taos Compares

Taos snowfall vs New Mexico and U.S. medians
Measure	Taos	New Mexico median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	72.5 in	12.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 27	Nov 20	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 26	Mar 17	Apr 3
Snow season length	182 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 EAGLE NEST (USC00292700), 32 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.