Detroit, MI Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 22 · Last snow Apr 6 · 44.6 in/yr · Station: DETROIT METRO AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 22

Median over 30 seasons 13d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 6

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

136 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

44.6 in

Rank #90 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 13 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

1.8

Nov

9.0

Dec

13.9

Jan

12.2

Feb

6.2

Mar

1.5

Apr

May

Jun

How Detroit Compares

Detroit snowfall vs Michigan and U.S. medians
Measure	Detroit	Michigan median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	44.6 in	85.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 22	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 6	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	136 days	155 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (9 in Michigan, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for DETROIT METRO AIRPORT (USW00094847), 26 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.