Climateby Month

Snowiest places in the US in February

Ranked by the most normal snowfall in February. First: South Lake Tahoe, CA (41.3 in), of 369 cities.

Snowiest places in the US in February
RankCitySnowfallHighWet days
1South Lake Tahoe, CA41.3 in43°F10
2Incline Village, NV41.3 in41°F10
3Steamboat Springs, CO35.7 in34°F13
4Vail, CO35.7 in33°F11
5West Yellowstone, MT33.7 in28°F13
6Syracuse, NY30.3 in34°F17
7Aspen, CO28.3 in35°F13
8Breckenridge, CO27.7 in31°F12
9Traverse City, MI27.5 in31°F11
10Rochester, NY23.1 in35°F16
11Telluride, CO22.0 in38°F10
12North Conway, NH21.8 in33°F9
13Worcester, MA21.2 in35°F11
14Lake Placid, NY21.0 in27°F14
15Lewiston, ME19.4 in33°F10
16Flagstaff, AZ19.3 in46°F8
17Burlington, VT19.3 in32°F12
18Stowe, VT19.3 in30°F10
19Estes Park, CO18.5 in40°F9
20Mackinac Island, MI18.1 in29°F11
21Buffalo, NY18.1 in33°F16
22Bryce Canyon City, UT18.1 in39°F8
23Park City, UT17.9 in38°F9
24Bangor, ME17.5 in31°F10
25Sun Valley, ID17.2 in35°F9

Which states lead

Colorado (6 of the top 25), New York (4 of the top 25), Michigan (2 of the top 25), then 10 more states. The top 25 range from 41.3 in to 17.2 in; the median across all 369 cities is 1.5 in.

The other end: least snowy in February

Snowiest places through the year

MonthFirst placeSnowfall
JanuarySteamboat Springs, CO46.6 in
FebruarySouth Lake Tahoe, CA41.3 in
MarchSouth Lake Tahoe, CA34.7 in
AprilEstes Park, CO35.2 in
MayEstes Park, CO14.0 in
SeptemberDenali Park, AK5.0 in
OctoberEstes Park, CO14.1 in
NovemberVail, CO25.9 in
DecemberWest Yellowstone, MT45.2 in

369 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.