Elkins, WV Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 11 · Last snow Apr 6 · 69.6 in/yr · Station: ELKINS- RANDOLPH COUNTY AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 11

Median over 30 seasons 1d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 6

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

147 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

69.6 in

Rank #44 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 1 day earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.9

Oct

4.2

Nov

14.1

Dec

20.6

Jan

15.7

Feb

11.8

Mar

2.3

Apr

0.1

May

Jun

How Elkins Compares

Elkins snowfall vs West Virginia and U.S. medians
Measure	Elkins	West Virginia median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	69.6 in	41.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 11	Nov 19	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 6	Apr 1	Apr 3
Snow season length	147 days	135 days	139 days

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

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Ski Resorts in West Virginia

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ELKINS- RANDOLPH COUNTY AIRPORT (USW00013729), 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.