Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in California
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
California ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuolumne County | 107.6" | 4,564 | $3,035 |
| 2 | Mono County | 69.5" | 6,236 | $3,819 |
| 3 | El Dorado County | 58.2" | 4,977 | $4,665 |
| 4 | Plumas County | 28.4" | 5,728 | $2,505 |
| 5 | Trinity County | 2.7" | 3,868 | $2,466 |
| 6 | Shasta County | 2.6" | 2,576 | $2,637 |
| 7 | Contra Costa County | 0.7" | 3,309 | $6,069 |
| 8 | Calaveras County | 0.2" | 2,547 | $3,295 |
| 9 | San Bernardino County | 0.2" | 2,019 | $3,521 |
| 10 | Tulare County | 0.2" | 2,448 | $2,338 |
| 11 | Kern County | 0.1" | 1,958 | $2,438 |
| 12 | San Benito County | 0.1" | 2,857 | $5,498 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in California