Anchorage, AK Snowfall A

First snow Oct 17 · Last snow Apr 14 · 77.6 in/yr · Station: ANCHORAGE TED STEVENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Oct 17

Median over 30 seasons 8d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 14

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

180 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

77.6 in

Rank #32 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 8 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.4

Sep

5.5

Oct

12.7

Nov

18.3

Dec

12.4

Jan

13.0

Feb

11.0

Mar

4.0

Apr

0.3

May

Jun

How Anchorage Compares

Anchorage snowfall vs Alaska and U.S. medians
Measure	Anchorage	Alaska median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	77.6 in	77.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 17	Oct 6	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 14	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	180 days	196 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ANCHORAGE TED STEVENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (USW00026451), 9 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.