Prescott, AZ Snowfall C

First snow Dec 19 · Last snow Mar 5 · 9.9 in/yr · Station: PRESCOTT

Avg First Snow

Dec 19

Median over 29 seasons 21d late

Avg Last Snow

Mar 5

Median over 29 seasons

Snow Season

77 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

9.9 in

Rank #171 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 21 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.8

Nov

1.6

Dec

2.3

Jan

2.5

Feb

2.4

Mar

0.4

Apr

May

Jun

How Prescott Compares

Prescott snowfall vs Arizona and U.S. medians
Measure	Prescott	Arizona median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	9.9 in	49.2 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 19	Nov 29	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 5	Apr 1	Apr 3
Snow season length	77 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 PRESCOTT (USC00026796), 5 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.