Snowfall history / Denver
Denver snowfall history: biggest storms and recent winters
Denver International Airport, the official National Weather Service station for Denver, recorded 33.1 in of snow in winter 2025-26. The ten winters from 2016-17 to 2025-26 ranged from 21.8 in (2016-17) to 80.2 in (2020-21). These are totals at one station, and snowfall varies across the Denver area.
Updated October 6, 2026. By Weather Decision Solutions. All guides
Denver snowfall over the last three winters at Denver International
Each winter is counted from July 1 to June 30. The totals are National Weather Service observations at Denver International Airport, added up day by day.
| Winter | Snowfall at Denver International |
|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 44.6 in |
| 2024-25 | 47.7 in* |
| 2025-26 | 33.1 in |
* One day was missing from the 2024-25 record, so that total counts the days that were reported.
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the Denver International Airport station, so this table has no normal to compare against. NWS Boulder also publishes a seasonal snowfall page for a second Denver site, Central Park, and its totals differ from the airport's, so check which site any Denver number comes from. Over the ten winters from 2016-17 through 2025-26, Denver International averaged 45.7 in a season.
The biggest Denver snowstorms of the last ten winters
These are the five largest storms at Denver International from winter 2016-17 through winter 2025-26. Each total is the heaviest three-day stretch of a storm, taken from daily observations, with no day counted twice. A storm that fell in one or two days shows the days it snowed.
| Rank | Dates | Snowfall at Denver International |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar. 13-14, 2021 | 27.1 in |
| 2 | Nov. 6-8, 2024 | 15.9 in |
| 3 | Oct. 27-29, 2019 | 10.4 in |
| 4 | Feb. 24-25, 2021 | 9.6 in |
| 5 | Nov. 25-26, 2019 | 9.5 in |
This is a ten-winter window, not the full record. For earlier storms, the National Weather Service Boulder office (serves Denver) keeps longer histories. For the latest winter across major cities, see winter 2025-26 snowfall totals by city.
Why Denver snowfall varies across the metro
Denver sits where the plains meet the Front Range, and elevation and wind direction decide a lot. When the low-level wind blows from the east or northeast, moist air is pushed up the slope toward the foothills. The lifting wrings out heavy snow along the foothills and in the western and southern suburbs, while areas out on the plains can get much less.
The reverse happens in storms that arrive from the west. Air sinking down the east side of the mountains dries out, and the snow can fall short of the metro. Denver International sits on the plains northeast of the city, so its record can read lower or higher than a neighborhood nearer the mountains, depending on the storm. For that reason, the station total is a good picture of the winter and a rough guide to a single neighborhood.
How to get the snow total for a specific Denver address
A Free Snow Report calculates the total for the street address and storm dates you enter, from nearby stations and trained observers, and emails it as two PDFs.
- Open the request page and verify your email. There is no password.
- Enter the street address, then pick the storm dates. One storm per report, up to three days, within the last ten years, and the last day must be at least two days ago.
- Get the Verified Report and the Full Report by email.
Each verified email gets three free reports. After that, a report is $39, and a ZIP pass covers many reports in one ZIP code for 12 months. Details are on the pricing page.
About these numbers
All station totals come from the official National Weather Service record for Denver International Airport, read through the NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS database and checked against a second official source, the National Weather Service daily climate reports or the NOAA NCEI daily archive. Where the preliminary climate report and the final archive differ by a few tenths on one day, this page uses the final archive. They are totals at one station. They are not an estimate for an address, and they are not a certified copy of the record. For certified copies, NOAA NCEI sells them through its data certification service.
Questions people ask
How much snow did Denver get last winter?
At Denver International Airport, the official National Weather Service station, winter 2025-26 (July 1 to June 30) brought 33.1 in of snow. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, so there is no normal to compare against. Snowfall changes across the metro, so a given neighborhood can differ from the station.
What are the Denver snowfall totals by year?
At Denver International Airport: 2023-24 44.6 in, 2024-25 47.7 in and 2025-26 33.1 in. The ten winters from 2016-17 to 2025-26 averaged 45.7 in, from 21.8 in (2016-17) to 80.2 in (2020-21). For other years, use NWS NOWData or NOAA Climate Data Online.
What was the biggest snowstorm in Denver in the last ten years?
At Denver International, the largest three-day totals from 2016-17 to 2025-26 were Mar. 13-14, 2021 (27.1 in), Nov. 6-8, 2024 (15.9 in), Oct. 27-29, 2019 (10.4 in). This page covers those ten winters only. For earlier decades, use the National Weather Service Boulder office (serves Denver).
What is the normal annual snowfall in Denver?
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the Denver International Airport station. NWS Boulder also publishes a seasonal snowfall page for a second Denver site, Central Park, with different totals, so check which site any number comes from. At Denver International Airport, the last ten winters averaged 45.7 in.
Does the Denver International total apply to my address in the Denver area?
Not exactly. It is one measurement at one site. Snow can differ by several inches across a metro area in the same storm, depending on terrain, distance from water and where bands set up. For a specific property, a report for the street address calculates the total for that spot.
How do I find out how much snow fell at my address in Denver?
Request a Free Snow Report at freesnowreport.com/request. Enter the street address and the storm dates, and the total for that spot arrives by email as two PDFs. Each verified email gets three free reports, then a report is $39 or a ZIP pass covers many.
Where do these Denver snowfall numbers come from?
They are official National Weather Service observations at Denver International Airport, read from the NOAA Regional Climate Centers ACIS database and checked against a second official source, the National Weather Service daily climate reports or the NOAA NCEI daily archive. Normals are the NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals.
Sources
- NOAA Regional Climate Centers: ACIS station data (official National Weather Service records)
- National Weather Service: daily climate data (used to check season totals)
- NOAA NCEI: daily summaries archive (second check on season totals)
- NOAA NCEI: U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020
- National Weather Service: NOWData climate data
- National Weather Service Boulder office (serves Denver)
- NOAA NCEI: Climate Data Online