Yakima, WA Snowfall B

First snow Nov 25 · Last snow Feb 29 · 20.4 in/yr · Station: YAKIMA AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 25

Median over 27 seasons

Avg Last Snow

Feb 29

Median over 27 seasons

Snow Season

96 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

20.4 in

Rank #146 of 217 tracked

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.1

Oct

2.9

Nov

7.9

Dec

6.1

Jan

2.8

Feb

0.6

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

How Yakima Compares

Yakima snowfall vs Washington and U.S. medians
Measure	Yakima	Washington median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	20.4 in	20.8 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 25	Nov 28	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Feb 29	Feb 21	Apr 3
Snow season length	96 days	85 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in Washington, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

Wenatchee, WA92 km · 21"
Pendleton, OR168 km · 16"
Seattle, WA178 km · 4"
Olympia, WA188 km · 2"
Portland, OR206 km · 4"

Ski Resorts in Washington

Crystal MountainNov 20–May 12
Mt. BakerNov 20–Apr 26
Stevens PassNov 27–Apr 12
White PassNov 27–Apr 12
The Summit at SnoqualmieDec 5–Apr 12

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for YAKIMA AIRPORT (USW00024243), 4 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.