St. Cloud, MN Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 6 · Last snow Apr 14 · 47.8 in/yr · Station: ST. CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 6

Median over 29 seasons 19d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 14

Median over 29 seasons

Snow Season

160 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

47.8 in

Rank #82 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 19 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.8

Oct

6.6

Nov

9.2

Dec

8.9

Jan

9.0

Feb

8.2

Mar

4.9

Apr

0.1

May

Jun

How St. Cloud Compares

St. Cloud snowfall vs Minnesota and U.S. medians
Measure	St. Cloud	Minnesota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	47.8 in	53.1 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 6	Nov 3	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 14	Apr 14	Apr 3
Snow season length	160 days	160 days	139 days

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

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ST. CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT (USW00014926), 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.