Duluth, MN Snowfall A

First snow Oct 25 · Last snow Apr 26 · 89.1 in/yr · Station: DULUTH INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Oct 25

Median over 30 seasons 15d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 26

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

184 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

89.1 in

Rank #23 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 15 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.1

Sep

2.3

Oct

13.6

Nov

18.5

Dec

16.8

Jan

15.1

Feb

12.8

Mar

9.1

Apr

0.8

May

Jun

How Duluth Compares

Duluth snowfall vs Minnesota and U.S. medians
Measure	Duluth	Minnesota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	89.1 in	53.1 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 25	Nov 3	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 26	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	184 days	160 days	139 days

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

Nearby Tracked Cities

Ski Resorts in Minnesota

Lutsen MountainsNov 21–Apr 19

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for DULUTH INTL AP (USW00014913), 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.