Caribou, ME Snowfall A+

First snow Oct 30 · Last snow Apr 23 · 119.6 in/yr · Station: CARIBOU WFO

Avg First Snow

Oct 30

Median over 30 seasons 8d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 23

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

176 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

119.6 in

Rank #10 of 217 tracked

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

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.1

Sep

1.6

Oct

10.6

Nov

25.5

Dec

26.0

Jan

25.2

Feb

21.5

Mar

8.4

Apr

0.8

May

Jun

How Caribou Compares

Caribou snowfall vs Maine and U.S. medians
Measure	Caribou	Maine median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	119.6 in	71.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 30	Nov 24	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 23	Apr 5	Apr 3
Snow season length	176 days	133 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for CARIBOU WFO (USW00014607), 1 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.