Snowiest Cities In Arizona For 2022: Total Average Snowfall

Editor’s Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our first time ranking the snowiest cities in Arizona.

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10 Snowiest Snowiest Cities In Arizona
Detailed Top Ten Cities
How We Calculated The Ranking
Detailed Table Of Data

Sure, a Saturday morning right after a foot of fluffy snow is the best thing ever. But that same amount of snow on Tuesday in Arizona can make a commute last forever. So just imagine it's the dead of winter, and the time of year when the ground is frozen, the air is bone chilling, and there are piles of dirty, nasty ice encrusted snow all over the place.

This is about the time of year when you're just about ready for spring -- especially in Flagstaff, the snowiest place in Arizona.

So, put on your parkas, snow boots and your gloves and let's go outside to see which Arizona cities get dumped on the most every year. After analyzing all the cities in Arizona with a decent amount of people in them, we came up with this list as the 10 snowiest cities in Grand Canyon State.

The 10 Snowiest Cities In Arizona For 2022

What's the snowiest place in Arizona with more than 5,000 people? That would be Flagstaff with an average annual snowfall of 47.1 inches.

Read on below to see where your town ranked, you snow angels.

And if you already knew these places were snowy, check out the best places to live in Arizona or the cheapest places in Arizona.

The 10 Snowiest Cities In Arizona For 2022

1. Flagstaff

Source: Wikipedia User Derek Cashman at en.wikip | GFDL

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 68,375
Average Annual Snowfall: 47.1 inches
More on Flagstaff: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report

2. Tuba City

Source: Public Domain

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 9,772
Average Annual Snowfall: 47.1 inches
More on Tuba City: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

3. Page

Source: Wikipedia User PRA | GFDL

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 7,429
Average Annual Snowfall: 47.1 inches
More on Page: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report

4. Doney Park

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 5,944
Average Annual Snowfall: 47.1 inches
More on Doney Park: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

5. Show Low

Source: Wikipedia User Ixnayonthetimmay | GFDL

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 10,768
Average Annual Snowfall: 20.3 inches
More on Show Low: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report

6. Winslow

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 9,530
Average Annual Snowfall: 20.3 inches
More on Winslow: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report

7. Snowflake

Source: Wikipedia User w:en:User:Mikejames | GFDL

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,604
Average Annual Snowfall: 20.3 inches
More on Snowflake: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

8. Prescott

Source: Wikipedia User Zereshk | CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 40,700
Average Annual Snowfall: 7.9 inches
More on Prescott: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report

9. Prescott Valley

Source: Wikipedia User Robert Weissner from Scot | CC BY-SA 2.0

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 40,258
Average Annual Snowfall: 7.9 inches
More on Prescott Valley: Real Estate | Cost Of Living | Crime Report

10. Verde Village

Source: Public Domain

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 12,532
Average Annual Snowfall: 7.9 inches
More on Verde Village: Real Estate | Cost Of Living

How We Determined The Cities In Arizona With The Most Snow

In order to rank the snowiest cities in Arizona, we only had to scrape the database of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to see which cities in the Grand Canyon State get the most annual snowfall.

Before we get too far, here are the annual snowfall rates for major cities:

Phoenix -- 0.0 inches
Tucson -- 0.7 inches
Mesa -- 0.0 inches

There's a complete chart at the bottom.

If you're curious, here are the places that get the least amount of snow in Arizona with at least snow snowfall:

Three Points -- 0.7 inches
Tucson -- 0.7 inches
San Tan Valley -- 0.7 inches

For more Arizona reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In Arizona

Rank	City	Snow (Inches)	Population
1	Flagstaff	47.1	68,375
2	Tuba City	47.1	9,772
3	Page	47.1	7,429
4	Doney Park	47.1	5,944
5	Show Low	20.3	10,768
6	Winslow	20.3	9,530
7	Snowflake	20.3	5,604
8	Prescott	7.9	40,700
9	Prescott Valley	7.9	40,258
10	Verde Village	7.9	12,532
11	Cottonwood	7.9	11,493
12	Camp Verde	7.9	11,008
13	Chino Valley	7.9	10,961
14	Sedona	7.9	10,204
15	Village Of Oak Creek (Big Park)	7.9	6,336
16	Lake Montezuma	7.9	5,970
17	Williamson	7.9	5,531
18	Payson	3.7	15,248
19	Globe	3.7	7,430
20	Safford	2.0	9,636
21	Sierra Vista	1.7	44,892
22	Douglas	1.7	16,911
23	Sierra Vista Southeast	1.7	15,128
24	Bisbee	1.7	5,415
25	Benson	1.7	5,013
26	Nogales	0.9	20,601
27	Rio Rico	0.9	18,760
28	Lake Havasu City	0.8	53,010
29	Bullhead City	0.8	39,424
30	Kingman	0.8	28,511
31	Fort Mohave	0.8	13,686
32	New Kingman-Butler	0.8	11,859
33	Golden Valley	0.8	8,946
34	Tucson	0.7	528,374
35	San Tan Valley	0.7	87,923
36	Casas Adobes	0.7	68,862
37	Catalina Foothills	0.7	50,940
38	Casa Grande	0.7	49,796
39	Maricopa	0.7	45,748
40	Oro Valley	0.7	41,965
41	Marana	0.7	38,280
42	Apache Junction	0.7	36,586
43	Florence	0.7	30,770
44	Drexel Heights	0.7	28,233
45	Sahuarita	0.7	25,430
46	Green Valley	0.7	22,419
47	Eloy	0.7	16,954
48	Tanque Verde	0.7	16,748
49	Flowing Wells	0.7	16,078
50	Tucson Estates	0.7	12,079
51	Coolidge	0.7	11,973
52	Vail	0.7	11,143
53	Valencia West	0.7	10,331
54	Saddlebrooke	0.7	9,790
55	Gold Canyon	0.7	9,597
56	Arizona City	0.7	8,969
57	Picture Rocks	0.7	8,666
58	Catalina	0.7	7,456
59	Corona De Tucson	0.7	7,023
60	South Tucson	0.7	5,686
61	Rincon Valley	0.7	5,103
62	Summit	0.7	5,097
63	Three Points	0.7	5,033
64	Phoenix	0.0	1,514,208
65	Mesa	0.0	458,860
66	Chandler	0.0	250,202
67	Glendale	0.0	234,844
68	Gilbert	0.0	230,781
69	Scottsdale	0.0	227,471
70	Tempe	0.0	169,816
71	Peoria	0.0	163,664
72	Surprise	0.0	123,813
73	Yuma	0.0	93,812
74	Avondale	0.0	78,872
75	Goodyear	0.0	72,880
76	Buckeye	0.0	57,165
77	Sun City	0.0	39,111
78	El Mirage	0.0	33,010
79	San Luis	0.0	30,658
80	Queen Creek	0.0	30,143
81	Fortuna Foothills	0.0	27,487
82	Sun City West	0.0	24,338
83	Fountain Hills	0.0	23,322
84	Anthem	0.0	22,995
85	New River	0.0	15,289
86	Somerton	0.0	14,845
87	Sun Lakes	0.0	14,378
88	Paradise Valley	0.0	13,477
89	Tolleson	0.0	6,806
90	Wickenburg	0.0	6,620
91	Youn	0.0	6,405
92	Guadalupe	0.0	6,012
93	Litchfield Park	0.0	5,253
94	Cave Creek	0.0	5,122

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