Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Colorado
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.
Colorado ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Routt County | 184.5" | 8,872 | $5,276 |
| 2 | Larimer County | 173.8" | 10,054 | $3,843 |
| 3 | San Juan County | 172.6" | 11,035 | $2,912 |
| 4 | Lake County | 156.9" | 11,061 | $2,904 |
| 5 | Summit County | 115.5" | 10,736 | $5,899 |
| 6 | Hinsdale County | 107.7" | 10,202 | $3,125 |
| 7 | Clear Creek County | 105.9" | 8,312 | $4,064 |
| 8 | Huerfano County | 91.6" | 5,463 | $1,900 |
| 9 | Custer County | 84.3" | 8,095 | $2,609 |
| 10 | Grand County | 81.2" | 9,756 | $3,607 |
| 11 | Ouray County | 81.0" | 7,694 | $4,667 |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 80.8" | 7,467 | $4,327 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 67.1" | 10,822 | $1,841 |
| 14 | La Plata County | 63.7" | 6,657 | $3,852 |
| 15 | San Miguel County | 59.8" | 6,862 | $4,278 |
| 16 | Douglas County | 57.5" | 6,103 | $4,847 |
| 17 | Archuleta County | 55.7" | 6,647 | $3,228 |
| 18 | Moffat County | 55.3" | 8,669 | $1,973 |
| 19 | Mineral County | 55.0" | 9,830 | $2,973 |
| 20 | Chaffee County | 49.3" | 7,521 | $4,189 |
| 21 | Park County | 49.2" | 10,756 | $3,484 |
| 22 | Denver County | 49.0" | 5,765 | $4,190 |
| 23 | Gunnison County | 45.5" | 9,935 | $4,182 |
| 24 | Broomfield County | 44.8" | 5,449 | $4,588 |
| 25 | Delta County | 39.7" | 6,428 | $2,320 |
| 26 | Fremont County | 38.3" | 5,440 | $2,096 |
| 27 | Rio Grande County | 35.4" | 8,950 | $1,649 |
| 28 | Kit Carson County | 33.9" | 5,821 | $1,708 |
| 29 | Dolores County | 33.4" | 5,817 | $1,728 |
| 30 | Montezuma County | 33.4" | 5,817 | $2,250 |
| 31 | El Paso County | 32.5" | 5,889 | $3,115 |
| 32 | Sedgwick County | 31.4" | 6,399 | $1,161 |
| 33 | Phillips County | 30.4" | 6,545 | $1,938 |
| 34 | Pueblo County | 28.3" | 5,334 | $2,054 |
| 35 | Yuma County | 28.1" | 5,948 | $1,661 |
| 36 | Alamosa County | 27.9" | 8,321 | $1,677 |
| 37 | Conejos County | 27.9" | 8,321 | $1,285 |
| 38 | Morgan County | 22.7" | 6,321 | $2,248 |
| 39 | Weld County | 18.8" | 6,855 | $3,242 |
| 40 | Cheyenne County | 18.3" | 6,081 | $1,463 |
| 41 | Crowley County | 14.1" | 5,774 | $916 |
| 42 | Kiowa County | 13.9" | 5,600 | $1,215 |
| 43 | Mesa County | 12.6" | 5,259 | $2,553 |
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 Colorado