Truckee, CA Snowfall A

First snow Nov 10 · Last snow Apr 27 · 100.9 in/yr · Station: BOCA

Avg First Snow

Nov 10

Median over 27 seasons 26d early

Avg Last Snow

Apr 27

Median over 27 seasons

Snow Season

169 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

100.9 in

Rank #18 of 217 tracked

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

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

0.1

Sep

1.1

Oct

7.7

Nov

23.6

Dec

20.6

Jan

22.4

Feb

18.1

Mar

6.1

Apr

1.3

May

0.1

Jun

How Truckee Compares

Truckee snowfall vs California and U.S. medians
Measure	Truckee	California median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	100.9 in	100.9 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 10	Nov 10	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 27	Apr 27	Apr 3
Snow season length	169 days	169 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (3 in California, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for BOCA (USC00040931), 10 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.