Bellingham, WA Snowfall C

First snow Dec 23 · Last snow Jan 28 · 4.1 in/yr · Station: BELLINGHAM 3 SSW

Avg First Snow

Dec 23

Median over 26 seasons

Avg Last Snow

Jan 28

Median over 26 seasons

Snow Season

36 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

4.1 in

Rank #191 of 217 tracked

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.1

Oct

0.6

Nov

1.6

Dec

0.9

Jan

0.4

Feb

0.5

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

How Bellingham Compares

Bellingham snowfall vs Washington and U.S. medians
Measure	Bellingham	Washington median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	4.1 in	20.8 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 23	Nov 28	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Jan 28	Feb 21	Apr 3
Snow season length	36 days	85 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in Washington, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

Seattle, WA127 km · 4"
Olympia, WA193 km · 2"
Wenatchee, WA219 km · 21"
Yakima, WA281 km · 20"
Portland, OR359 km · 4"

Ski Resorts in Washington

Crystal MountainNov 20–May 12
Mt. BakerNov 20–Apr 26
Stevens PassNov 27–Apr 12
White PassNov 27–Apr 12
The Summit at SnoqualmieDec 5–Apr 12

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for BELLINGHAM 3 SSW (USC00450587), 4 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.