Pocatello, ID Snowfall B+

First snow Oct 31 · Last snow Apr 20 · 38.5 in/yr · Station: POCATELLO REGIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Oct 31

Median over 30 seasons 32d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 20

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

172 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

38.5 in

Rank #102 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 32 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

1.2

Oct

4.0

Nov

10.2

Dec

8.4

Jan

7.6

Feb

4.1

Mar

2.5

Apr

0.4

May

Jun

How Pocatello Compares

Pocatello snowfall vs Idaho and U.S. medians
Measure	Pocatello	Idaho median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	38.5 in	35.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 31	Nov 5	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 20	Mar 31	Apr 3
Snow season length	172 days	147 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in Idaho, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for POCATELLO REGIONAL AIRPORT (USW00024156), 12 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.