Climateby Month

Snowiest places in the US in November

Ranked by the most normal snowfall in November. First: Vail, CO (25.9 in), of 369 cities.

Snowiest places in the US in November
RankCitySnowfallHighWet days
1Vail, CO25.9 in38°F10
2Breckenridge, CO23.7 in37°F10
3Steamboat Springs, CO23.3 in43°F10
4West Yellowstone, MT20.9 in34°F14
5Aspen, CO20.5 in42°F10
6Estes Park, CO19.3 in47°F6
7Telluride, CO18.7 in45°F8
8Traverse City, MI13.9 in46°F14
9Juneau, AK13.8 in38°F21
10Park City, UT13.4 in45°F7
11Boulder, CO13.1 in55°F6
12Denali Park, AK12.9 in18°F11
13Anchorage, AK12.6 in29°F10
14Fairbanks, AK12.5 in12°F10
15Seward, AK11.8 in36°F14
16Jackson, WY11.0 in38°F10
17Sun Valley, ID10.3 in41°F6
18Arvada, CO10.0 in55°F6
19Lakewood, CO10.0 in52°F6
20Syracuse, NY9.8 in48°F16
21Bryce Canyon City, UT9.7 in46°F5
22Lake Placid, NY9.6 in40°F15
23South Lake Tahoe, CA9.4 in51°F7
24Incline Village, NV9.4 in48°F7
25Great Falls, MT9.2 in44°F7

Which states lead

Colorado (9 of the top 25), Alaska (5 of the top 25), Montana (2 of the top 25), then 7 more states. The top 25 range from 25.9 in to 9.2 in; the median across all 369 cities is 0.1 in.

The other end: least snowy in November

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.