Ely, NV Snowfall A-

First snow Oct 26 · Last snow Apr 29 · 53.8 in/yr · Station: ELY AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Oct 26

Median over 27 seasons 62d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 29

Median over 27 seasons

Snow Season

186 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

53.8 in

Rank #63 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 62 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.2

Sep

2.1

Oct

5.8

Nov

9.4

Dec

10.5

Jan

9.0

Feb

9.5

Mar

5.3

Apr

2.0

May

Jun

How Ely Compares

Ely snowfall vs Nevada and U.S. medians
Measure	Ely	Nevada median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	53.8 in	41.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 26	Nov 6	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 29	Apr 23	Apr 3
Snow season length	186 days	169 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (3 in Nevada, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ELY AIRPORT (USW00023154), 6 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.