Roanoke, VA Snowfall B

First snow Dec 23 · Last snow Mar 5 · 14.7 in/yr · Station: ROANOKE-BLACKSBURG RGNL AP

Avg First Snow

Dec 23

Median over 30 seasons 18d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 5

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

73 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

14.7 in

Rank #162 of 217 tracked

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

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.1

Nov

3.2

Dec

4.3

Jan

4.8

Feb

2.3

Mar

0.1

Apr

May

Jun

How Roanoke Compares

Roanoke snowfall vs Virginia and U.S. medians
Measure	Roanoke	Virginia median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	14.7 in	14.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 23	Dec 23	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 5	Mar 5	Apr 3
Snow season length	73 days	73 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ROANOKE-BLACKSBURG RGNL AP (USW00013741), 6 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.