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 Idaho can make a commute last forever. 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 Hailey, the snowiest place in Idaho.
So, put on your parkas, snow boots, and gloves, and let’s go outside to see which Idaho cities get dumped on the most every year. After analyzing all the cities in Idaho with Saturday Night Science, we came up with this list as the 10 snowiest cities in Gem State.
88.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Blaine County, Idaho
Hailey is a city in and the county seat of Blaine County, in the Wood River Valley of the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho.
The city is named after John Hailey, a two-time Congressional delegate from the Idaho Territory.
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58.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Bonner County, Idaho
Sandpoint is the largest town in, and the county seat of, Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Its population was 7,365 at the 2010 census.
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56.6 inches of snow per year
Located in
Power County, Idaho
Pocatello ) is the county seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Bannock county. As of the 2010 census the population of Pocatello was 54,255.
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55.2 inches of snow per year
Preston is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 5,204 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Franklin County. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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54.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Madison County, Idaho
Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States. The population was 25,484 at the 2010 census, up from 17,257 in 2000. The city is the county seat of Madison County and its largest city. Rexburg is the principal city of the Rexburg, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Fremont and Madison Counties. The city is home to Brigham Young University-Idaho, a private institution operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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49.5 inches of snow per year
Located in
Bonneville County, Idaho
Ammon is an edge city of Idaho Falls in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the population of Ammon was 13,816.
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49.2 inches of snow per year
Located in
Bannock County, Idaho
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46.0 inches of snow per year
Located in
Latah County, Idaho
Moscow is a city in northern Idaho along the state border with Washington, with a population of 23,800 at the 2010 census. The county seat and largest city of Latah County, Moscow is the home of the University of Idaho, the state’s land grant institution and primary research university, as well as the home of New Saint Andrews College, a Christian liberal arts college.
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43.8 inches of snow per year
Located in
Bonneville County, Idaho
Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and is the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 136,108. As of 2016, the population was estimated at 60,211.
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42.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Kootenai County, Idaho
Rathdrum is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The population was 6,826 at the 2010 census, up from 4816 in 2000. It is part of the Coeur d’Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the entire county. It is named after Rathdrum in Ireland.
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Where Idaho’s snowiest cities are
Saturday Night Science
How We Determined The Cities In Idaho With The Most Snow
In order to rank the snowiest cities in Idaho, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Gem State get the most annual snowfall.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our second time ranking the snowiest cities in Idaho.
Before we get too far, here are the annual snowfall rates for major cities: Boise City (30.6 inches), Nampa (9.0 inches), and Meridian (25.5 inches).
The snowiest cities in Idaho are Hailey, Sandpoint, Pocatello, Preston, Rexburg, Ammon, Chubbuck, Moscow, Idaho Falls, and Rathdrum.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
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Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In Idaho
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| Rank | City | Snow (Inches) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hailey | 88.7 | 8,002 |
| 2 | Sandpoint | 58.7 | 7,571 |
| 3 | Pocatello | 56.6 | 54,549 |
| 4 | Preston | 55.2 | 5,190 |
| 5 | Rexburg | 54.7 | 26,723 |
| 6 | Ammon | 49.5 | 14,469 |
| 7 | Chubbuck | 49.2 | 14,224 |
| 8 | Moscow | 46.0 | 24,688 |
| 9 | Idaho Falls | 43.8 | 58,374 |
| 10 | Rathdrum | 42.7 | 7,174 |
| 11 | Blackfoot | 42.2 | 11,843 |
| 12 | Post Falls | 38.7 | 29,320 |
| 13 | Hayden | 36.1 | 13,749 |
| 14 | Garden City | 34.2 | 11,313 |
| 15 | Coeur d’Alene | 32.1 | 46,796 |
| 16 | Eagle | 30.9 | 21,863 |
| 17 | Boise City | 30.6 | 214,196 |
| 18 | Meridian | 25.5 | 84,018 |
| 19 | Emmett | 22.2 | 6,548 |
| 20 | Burley | 21.0 | 10,245 |
| 21 | Weiser | 18.9 | 5,362 |
| 22 | Rupert | 18.6 | 5,601 |
| 23 | Jerome | 17.7 | 11,100 |
| 24 | Twin Falls | 15.1 | 45,984 |
| 25 | Lewiston | 13.6 | 32,284 |
| 26 | Payette | 12.4 | 7,428 |
| 27 | Kuna | 11.5 | 16,557 |
| 28 | Star | 9.9 | 6,768 |
| 29 | Mountain Home | 9.5 | 13,804 |
| 30 | Nampa | 9.0 | 86,203 |
| 31 | Middleton | 7.8 | 6,145 |
| 32 | Caldwell | 6.5 | 49,149 |
Source: NOAA snowfall data via Saturday Night Science. 32 Idaho cities ranked.
Summary
Summary: The Snowiest Cities In Idaho For 2026
If you’re looking for the Idaho cities that get buried in snow each winter, this is an accurate list.
The snowiest cities in Idaho are Hailey, Sandpoint, Pocatello, Preston, Rexburg, Ammon, Chubbuck, Moscow, Idaho Falls, and Rathdrum.
