Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in North Carolina
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.
North Carolina ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County | 25.6" | 4,635 | $2,053 |
| 2 | Watauga County | 25.6" | 5,689 | $2,434 |
| 3 | Alleghany County | 18.6" | 5,148 | $1,622 |
| 4 | Ashe County | 14.4" | 5,448 | $1,767 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 11.5" | 3,879 | $2,755 |
| 6 | Haywood County | 10.9" | 4,793 | $2,015 |
| 7 | Caswell County | 8.8" | 3,699 | $1,295 |
| 8 | Stokes County | 8.7" | 3,911 | $1,539 |
| 9 | Surry County | 8.2" | 4,412 | $1,395 |
| 10 | Rockingham County | 7.3" | 3,825 | $1,344 |
| 11 | McDowell County | 7.1" | 3,762 | $1,394 |
| 12 | Transylvania County | 7.1" | 4,302 | $2,546 |
| 13 | Yadkin County | 7.0" | 4,199 | $1,475 |
| 14 | Henderson County | 6.7" | 4,168 | $2,438 |
| 15 | Lincoln County | 5.6" | 3,335 | $2,187 |
| 16 | Wilkes County | 5.6" | 4,000 | $1,360 |
| 17 | Warren County | 5.5" | 3,343 | $1,125 |
| 18 | Northampton County | 5.0" | 3,664 | $992 |
| 19 | Iredell County | 4.9" | 3,995 | $2,286 |
| 20 | Polk County | 4.9" | 3,332 | $2,194 |
| 21 | Edgecombe County | 4.8" | 3,322 | $1,092 |
| 22 | Burke County | 4.5" | 3,802 | $1,435 |
| 23 | Davie County | 4.5" | 4,083 | $1,890 |
| 24 | Wake County | 4.5" | 3,165 | $3,237 |
| 25 | Cherokee County | 4.4" | 4,041 | $1,673 |
| 26 | Clay County | 4.4" | 4,041 | $2,041 |
| 27 | Jackson County | 4.3" | 4,130 | $1,959 |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 4.1" | 3,851 | $1,452 |
| 29 | Cleveland County | 4.0" | 3,559 | $1,503 |
| 30 | Alexander County | 3.8" | 3,694 | $1,563 |
| 31 | Mecklenburg County | 3.5" | 3,058 | $2,879 |
| 32 | Person County | 3.4" | 3,801 | $1,589 |
| 33 | Cabarrus County | 3.3" | 3,294 | $2,506 |
| 34 | Davidson County | 3.3" | 3,498 | $1,635 |
| 35 | Montgomery County | 3.3" | 3,039 | $1,292 |
| 36 | Pitt County | 3.3" | 2,937 | $1,629 |
| 37 | Anson County | 3.2" | 2,997 | $1,094 |
| 38 | Hoke County | 2.8" | 3,280 | $1,616 |
| 39 | Hertford County | 2.6" | 3,717 | $1,038 |
| 40 | Macon County | 2.6" | 4,126 | $1,800 |
| 41 | Lee County | 2.4" | 3,180 | $1,761 |
| 42 | Rowan County | 2.4" | 3,533 | $1,752 |
| 43 | Chowan County | 2.3" | 2,868 | $1,674 |
| 44 | Union County | 2.1" | 3,199 | $2,860 |
| 45 | Duplin County | 2.0" | 3,489 | $1,103 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 2.0" | 2,657 | $1,386 |
| 47 | Wilson County | 1.9" | 3,062 | $1,463 |
| 48 | Sampson County | 1.8" | 3,022 | $1,149 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 1.7" | 3,647 | $1,940 |
| 50 | Washington County | 1.4" | 2,843 | $1,021 |
| 51 | Moore County | 1.3" | 3,172 | $2,431 |
| 52 | Columbus County | 1.2" | 2,913 | $1,154 |
| 53 | Cumberland County | 1.2" | 2,969 | $1,574 |
| 54 | Gaston County | 1.2" | 3,004 | $1,914 |
| 55 | Dare County | 1.1" | 2,891 | $3,189 |
| 56 | Pamlico County | 1.1" | 2,824 | $1,698 |
| 57 | Pender County | 0.9" | 2,326 | $2,122 |
| 58 | Johnston County | 0.8" | 3,078 | $2,124 |
| 59 | Stanly County | 0.8" | 3,276 | $1,733 |
| 60 | Lenoir County | 0.7" | 2,503 | $1,032 |
| 61 | Bertie County | 0.6" | 3,145 | $911 |
| 62 | Onslow County | 0.6" | 2,497 | $1,775 |
| 63 | Martin County | 0.5" | 3,032 | $1,038 |
| 64 | Richmond County | 0.5" | 2,822 | $1,105 |
| 65 | Beaufort County | 0.2" | 2,596 | $1,512 |
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.
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