Flagstaff, AZ Snowfall A

First snow Nov 9 · Last snow Apr 27 · 88.5 in/yr · Station: FLAGSTAFF AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 9

Median over 30 seasons 10d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 27

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

170 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

88.5 in

Rank #24 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 10 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

1.8

Oct

7.7

Nov

16.8

Dec

18.5

Jan

19.3

Feb

16.1

Mar

7.4

Apr

0.9

May

Jun

How Flagstaff Compares

Flagstaff snowfall vs Arizona and U.S. medians
Measure	Flagstaff	Arizona median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	88.5 in	49.2 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 9	Nov 29	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 27	Apr 1	Apr 3
Snow season length	170 days	124 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (2 in Arizona, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for FLAGSTAFF AP (USW00003103), 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.