Knoxville, TN Snowfall C

First snow Dec 30 · Last snow Feb 22 · 4.4 in/yr · Station: KNOXVILLE AP

Avg First Snow

Dec 30

Median over 24 seasons 50d early

Avg Last Snow

Feb 22

Median over 24 seasons

Snow Season

54 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

4.4 in

Rank #189 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 50 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.1

Nov

0.5

Dec

1.4

Jan

1.5

Feb

0.9

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

How Knoxville Compares

Knoxville snowfall vs Tennessee and U.S. medians
Measure	Knoxville	Tennessee median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	4.4 in	4.5 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 30	Dec 31	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Feb 22	Feb 22	Apr 3
Snow season length	54 days	53 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for KNOXVILLE AP (USW00013891), 17 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.