La Crosse, WI Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 11 · Last snow Apr 11 · 46.9 in/yr · Station: LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 11

Median over 30 seasons 18d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 11

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

152 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

46.9 in

Rank #83 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 18 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.2

Oct

3.4

Nov

11.5

Dec

11.8

Jan

9.7

Feb

7.3

Mar

2.9

Apr

May

Jun

How La Crosse Compares

La Crosse snowfall vs Wisconsin and U.S. medians
Measure	La Crosse	Wisconsin median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	46.9 in	52.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 11	Nov 11	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	152 days	153 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (6 in Wisconsin, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

Ski Resorts in Wisconsin

Granite PeakNov 27–Mar 29

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT (USW00014920), 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.