State College, PA Snowfall B+

First snow Nov 19 · Last snow Mar 31 · 43.5 in/yr · Station: STATE COLLEGE

Avg First Snow

Nov 19

Median over 30 seasons 8d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 31

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

133 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

43.5 in

Rank #94 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 8 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.4

Oct

2.5

Nov

7.4

Dec

11.3

Jan

11.6

Feb

9.4

Mar

0.9

Apr

May

Jun

How State College Compares

State College snowfall vs Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
Measure	State College	Pennsylvania median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	43.5 in	39.5 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 19	Nov 21	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 31	Mar 28	Apr 3
Snow season length	133 days	129 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (8 in Pennsylvania, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for STATE COLLEGE (USC00368449), 1 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.