Climateby Month

Snowiest places in the US in March

Ranked by the most normal snowfall in March. First: South Lake Tahoe, CA (34.7 in), of 369 cities.

Snowiest places in the US in March
RankCitySnowfallHighWet days
1South Lake Tahoe, CA34.7 in48°F10
2Incline Village, NV34.7 in45°F10
3Estes Park, CO28.7 in47°F9
4Vail, CO28.2 in42°F10
5Breckenridge, CO27.6 in37°F13
6Aspen, CO26.9 in43°F11
7Telluride, CO22.7 in44°F10
8West Yellowstone, MT20.6 in38°F14
9Syracuse, NY19.8 in42°F16
10Steamboat Springs, CO19.5 in45°F11
11Lake Placid, NY18.9 in36°F13
12Rochester, NY17.9 in44°F15
13Burlington, VT17.5 in41°F13
14Stowe, VT17.5 in39°F12
15North Conway, NH15.9 in42°F10
16Boulder, CO15.7 in57°F8
17Flagstaff, AZ15.6 in52°F7
18Bangor, ME15.2 in40°F11
19Nashua, NH14.6 in45°F12
20Traverse City, MI14.3 in41°F10
21Buffalo, NY14.1 in42°F15
22Lewiston, ME13.8 in41°F11
23Rutland, VT13.8 in41°F12
24Worcester, MA13.7 in43°F12
25Portland, ME13.6 in42°F11

Which states lead

Colorado (7 of the top 25), New York (4 of the top 25), Vermont (3 of the top 25), then 8 more states. The top 25 range from 34.7 in to 13.6 in; the median across all 369 cities is 0.6 in.

The other end: least snowy in March

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.