Madison, WI Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 10 · Last snow Apr 12 · 51.6 in/yr · Station: MADISON DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 10

Median over 30 seasons 2d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 12

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

154 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

51.6 in

Rank #69 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 2 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.7

Oct

3.0

Nov

12.3

Dec

13.7

Jan

12.4

Feb

6.8

Mar

2.6

Apr

0.1

May

Jun

How Madison Compares

Madison snowfall vs Wisconsin and U.S. medians
Measure	Madison	Wisconsin median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	51.6 in	52.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 10	Nov 11	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 12	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	154 days	153 days	139 days

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

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Granite PeakNov 27–Mar 29

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for MADISON DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AP (USW00014837), 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.