Rockford, IL Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 21 · Last snow Mar 31 · 37.1 in/yr · Station: ROCKFORD GREATER ROCKFORD AP

Avg First Snow

Nov 21

Median over 28 seasons 13d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 31

Median over 28 seasons

Snow Season

131 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

37.1 in

Rank #105 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 13 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.2

Oct

2.2

Nov

9.2

Dec

10.5

Jan

9.2

Feb

4.9

Mar

0.8

Apr

May

Jun

How Rockford Compares

Rockford snowfall vs Illinois and U.S. medians
Measure	Rockford	Illinois median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	37.1 in	36.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 21	Nov 24	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 31	Mar 23	Apr 3
Snow season length	131 days	120 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ROCKFORD GREATER ROCKFORD AP (USW00094822), 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.