Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Washington
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.
Washington ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelan County | 117.3" | 7,206 | $3,353 |
| 2 | Skamania County | 55.0" | 6,291 | $3,477 |
| 3 | Ferry County | 52.5" | 7,866 | $2,093 |
| 4 | Klickitat County | 26.6" | 6,483 | $2,865 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 23.5" | 6,768 | $2,064 |
| 6 | Yakima County | 20.3" | 5,756 | $2,177 |
| 7 | Skagit County | 16.3" | 5,325 | $3,615 |
| 8 | Columbia County | 15.8" | 5,622 | $2,012 |
| 9 | Adams County | 14.6" | 5,736 | $1,972 |
| 10 | Asotin County | 12.7" | 4,980 | $2,208 |
| 11 | Garfield County | 8.4" | 5,927 | $1,671 |
| 12 | Walla Walla County | 6.5" | 4,798 | $2,864 |
| 13 | Pierce County | 5.6" | 5,397 | $3,649 |
| 14 | Mason County | 4.4" | 5,106 | $2,830 |
| 15 | Lewis County | 3.9" | 5,378 | $2,569 |
| 16 | Thurston County | 3.9" | 5,378 | $3,399 |
| 17 | King County | 3.6" | 4,991 | $5,901 |
| 18 | Kitsap County | 3.0" | 4,825 | $3,740 |
| 19 | Island County | 2.5" | 5,402 | $3,905 |
| 20 | Wahkiakum County | 2.1" | 4,985 | $2,559 |
| 21 | Clark County | 1.4" | 5,303 | $3,632 |
| 22 | Pacific County | 1.1" | 5,572 | $2,128 |
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 Washington