Traverse City, MI Snowfall A+

First snow Nov 2 · Last snow Apr 18 · 143.7 in/yr · Station: MAPLE CITY 1E

Avg First Snow

Nov 2

Median over 30 seasons 7d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 18

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

168 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

143.7 in

Rank #8 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 7 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.6

Oct

12.6

Nov

37.2

Dec

44.6

Jan

27.5

Feb

14.5

Mar

6.5

Apr

0.2

May

Jun

How Traverse City Compares

Traverse City snowfall vs Michigan and U.S. medians
Measure	Traverse City	Michigan median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	143.7 in	85.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 2	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 18	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	168 days	155 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (9 in Michigan, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for MAPLE CITY 1E (USC00205097), 20 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.