Utqiagvik, AK Snowfall B+

First snow Aug 5 · Last snow Jun 9 · 46.4 in/yr · Station: BARROW AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Aug 5

Median over 29 seasons

Avg Last Snow

Jun 9

Median over 29 seasons

Snow Season

309 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

46.4 in

Rank #86 of 217 tracked

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

4.4

Sep

10.2

Oct

8.0

Nov

4.9

Dec

3.6

Jan

3.8

Feb

2.8

Mar

3.6

Apr

3.4

May

0.6

Jun

How Utqiagvik Compares

Utqiagvik snowfall vs Alaska and U.S. medians
Measure	Utqiagvik	Alaska median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	46.4 in	77.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Aug 5	Oct 6	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Jun 9	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	309 days	196 days	139 days

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

Nearby Tracked Cities

Fairbanks, AK808 km · 66"
Nome, AK835 km · 82"
Anchorage, AK1160 km · 78"
Juneau, AK1768 km · 88"
Bellingham, WA3061 km · 4"

Ski Resorts in Alaska

AlyeskaNov 27–Apr 26
EaglecrestDec 5–Apr 5

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for BARROW AIRPORT (USW00027502), 2 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.