Sault Ste. Marie, MI Snowfall A+

First snow Oct 24 · Last snow Apr 24 · 119.2 in/yr · Station: SAULT STE MARIE SANDERSON FIELD

Avg First Snow

Oct 24

Median over 28 seasons 15d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 24

Median over 28 seasons

Snow Season

183 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

119.2 in

Rank #11 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 15 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

1.6

Oct

15.8

Nov

30.0

Dec

29.7

Jan

21.2

Feb

12.9

Mar

7.6

Apr

0.4

May

Jun

How Sault Ste. Marie Compares

Sault Ste. Marie snowfall vs Michigan and U.S. medians
Measure	Sault Ste. Marie	Michigan median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	119.2 in	85.4 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 24	Nov 9	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 24	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	183 days	155 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (9 in Michigan, 201 nationally).

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Ski Resorts in Michigan

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for SAULT STE MARIE SANDERSON FIELD (USW00014847), 2 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.