Columbus, OH Snowfall B

First snow Nov 21 · Last snow Mar 28 · 27.9 in/yr · Station: JOHN GLENN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 21

Median over 30 seasons 12d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 28

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

128 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

27.9 in

Rank #131 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 12 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.2

Oct

1.1

Nov

4.9

Dec

9.5

Jan

7.6

Feb

4.1

Mar

0.5

Apr

May

Jun

How Columbus Compares

Columbus snowfall vs Ohio and U.S. medians
Measure	Columbus	Ohio median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	27.9 in	41.3 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 21	Nov 16	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 28	Apr 3	Apr 3
Snow season length	128 days	138 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (6 in Ohio, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for JOHN GLENN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (USW00014821), 11 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.