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 Washington 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 Mead, the snowiest place in Washington.
So, put on your parkas, snow boots, and gloves, and let’s go outside to see which Washington cities get dumped on the most every year. After analyzing all the cities in Washington with Saturday Night Science, we came up with this list as the 10 snowiest cities in Evergreen State.
50.0 inches of snow per year
48.5 inches of snow per year
Located in
Spokane County, Washington
Airway Heights is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, just west of Spokane. The population was 6,114 at the 2010 census. The city’s name was taken from its close proximity to the runways at Fairchild Air Force Base and Spokane International Airport.
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45.1 inches of snow per year
44.9 inches of snow per year
Located in
Spokane County, Washington
Spokane spoh-KAN) is a city located in the state of Washington in the northwestern United States. It is located along the Spokane River west of the Rocky Mountain foothills in eastern Washington, 92 miles south of the Canada-US border, approximately 20 miles from the Washington-Idaho border, and 280 miles east of Seattle along Interstate 90.
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44.5 inches of snow per year
Located in
Spokane County, Washington
Cheney is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The full-time resident population was 10,590 as of 2010 census. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, and its population grows to approximately 17,600 people on a temporary basis when classes at Eastern Washington University are in session.
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42.7 inches of snow per year
42.7 inches of snow per year
41.1 inches of snow per year
Located in
Spokane County, Washington
Spokane Valley is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, and the largest suburb of Spokane. It is located east of Spokane, west of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and surrounds the town of Millwood on three sides. The city incorporated as the City of Spokane Valley on March 31, 2003. The Washington State Office of Financial Management estimates the city-s population as 94,919 as of 2015. Spokane Valley is named after the valley of the Spokane River, in which it is located. Before becoming an incorporated city, the area was and still is referred to as “The Valley” by residents of the Spokane Metro Area.
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40.5 inches of snow per year
36.2 inches of snow per year
Located in
Whitman County, Washington
Pullman is the largest city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington state within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 29,799 at the 2010 census, estimated to have reached 31,682 in 2014. Originally incorporated as Three Forks, the city was later renamed after industrialist George Pullman.
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Where Washington’s snowiest cities are
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How We Determined The Cities In Washington With The Most Snow
In order to rank the snowiest cities in Washington, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Evergreen State get the most annual snowfall.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our second time ranking the snowiest cities in Washington.
Before we get too far, here are the annual snowfall rates for major cities: Seattle (5.0 inches), Spokane (44.9 inches), and Tacoma (3.9 inches).
The snowiest cities in Washington are Mead, Airway Heights, Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), Spokane, Cheney, Country Homes, Town and Country, Spokane Valley, Otis Orchards-East Farms, and Pullman.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
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Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In Washington
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| Rank | City | Snow (Inches) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mead | 50.0 | 7,363 |
| 2 | Airway Heights | 48.5 | 6,449 |
| 3 | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | 45.1 | 8,262 |
| 4 | Spokane | 44.9 | 210,695 |
| 5 | Cheney | 44.5 | 11,171 |
| 6 | Country Homes | 42.7 | 5,573 |
| 7 | Town and Country | 42.7 | 5,481 |
| 8 | Spokane Valley | 41.1 | 92,286 |
| 9 | Otis Orchards-East Farms | 40.5 | 6,792 |
| 10 | Pullman | 36.2 | 31,502 |
| 11 | Liberty Lake | 32.9 | 8,269 |
| 12 | Terrace Heights | 27.7 | 6,952 |
| 13 | North Bend | 25.1 | 6,305 |
| 14 | East Wenatchee | 24.6 | 13,473 |
| 15 | Wenatchee | 24.4 | 32,950 |
| 16 | Quincy | 23.0 | 7,163 |
| 17 | Ellensburg | 21.9 | 18,637 |
| 18 | Selah | 20.7 | 7,531 |
| 19 | Ephrata | 20.4 | 7,948 |
| 20 | Union Gap | 20.4 | 6,042 |
| 21 | Yakima | 20.2 | 93,261 |
| 22 | Wapato | 17.9 | 5,075 |
| 23 | Clarkston Heights-Vineland | 16.9 | 6,590 |
| 24 | West Clarkston-Highland | 16.9 | 5,470 |
| 25 | Toppenish | 16.8 | 9,006 |
| 26 | Moses Lake | 16.6 | 21,579 |
| 27 | Clarkston | 15.4 | 7,330 |
| 28 | Duvall | 13.4 | 7,373 |
| 29 | Othello | 12.4 | 7,624 |
| 30 | Snoqualmie | 11.1 | 12,115 |
| 31 | Walla Walla | 10.4 | 31,957 |
| 32 | College Place | 9.1 | 8,957 |
| 33 | Elk Plain | 9.0 | 14,252 |
| 34 | Lake Tapps | 9.0 | 12,710 |
| 35 | Prairie Ridge | 9.0 | 12,495 |
| 36 | Edgewood | 9.0 | 9,600 |
| 37 | Midland | 9.0 | 8,349 |
| 38 | Gig Harbor | 9.0 | 7,918 |
| 39 | Summit | 9.0 | 7,467 |
| 40 | Summit View | 9.0 | 7,014 |
| 41 | Clover Creek | 9.0 | 6,792 |
| 42 | Fircrest | 9.0 | 6,612 |
| 43 | Wollochet | 9.0 | 5,930 |
| 44 | Sunnyside | 8.8 | 16,204 |
| 45 | Birch Bay | 8.7 | 8,404 |
| 46 | Tumwater | 8.6 | 18,478 |
| 47 | Ferndale | 8.2 | 12,355 |
| 48 | Olympia | 7.9 | 48,941 |
| 49 | Connell | 7.6 | 5,359 |
| 50 | Lynden | 7.4 | 12,886 |
| 51 | Sudden Valley | 7.2 | 6,815 |
| 52 | Grandview | 7.1 | 11,083 |
| 53 | Tanglewilde | 7.1 | 6,110 |
| 54 | Maple Valley | 6.7 | 24,682 |
| 55 | Eastmont | 6.7 | 21,274 |
| 56 | Tukwila | 6.7 | 19,757 |
| 57 | Bothell West | 6.7 | 19,088 |
| 58 | Mill Creek East | 6.7 | 17,967 |
| 59 | Martha Lake | 6.7 | 17,163 |
| 60 | White Center | 6.7 | 14,728 |
| 61 | Lakeland South | 6.7 | 13,460 |
| 62 | Lake Forest Park | 6.7 | 13,059 |
| 63 | Klahanie | 6.7 | 11,586 |
| 64 | Maltby | 6.7 | 11,220 |
| 65 | East Renton Highlands | 6.7 | 11,092 |
| 66 | Newcastle | 6.7 | 10,994 |
| 67 | Lake Morton-Berrydale | 6.7 | 9,921 |
| 68 | Alderwood Manor | 6.7 | 9,337 |
| 69 | Bothell East | 6.7 | 9,307 |
| 70 | Picnic Point | 6.7 | 9,094 |
| 71 | Lake Stickney | 6.7 | 8,930 |
| 72 | Normandy Park | 6.7 | 6,568 |
| 73 | Brier | 6.7 | 6,443 |
| 74 | Hobart | 6.7 | 6,362 |
| 75 | Woods Creek | 6.7 | 5,652 |
| 76 | Lacey | 6.6 | 44,825 |
| 77 | Bellingham | 6.5 | 82,944 |
| 78 | SeaTac | 6.4 | 27,859 |
| 79 | Yelm | 6.4 | 7,701 |
| 80 | Monroe | 6.3 | 17,734 |
| 81 | Burien | 6.1 | 49,785 |
| 82 | Sedro-Woolley | 6.0 | 10,673 |
| 83 | Des Moines | 5.9 | 30,715 |
| 84 | Centralia | 5.7 | 16,683 |
| 85 | Shelton | 5.7 | 9,810 |
| 86 | Bryn Mawr-Skyway | 5.6 | 16,473 |
| 87 | Arlington | 5.5 | 18,578 |
| 88 | Renton | 5.4 | 97,234 |
| 89 | Mount Vernon | 5.4 | 32,957 |
| 90 | Issaquah | 5.3 | 33,682 |
| 91 | Fairwood CDP (King County) | 5.3 | 20,032 |
| 92 | Chehalis | 5.3 | 7,314 |
| 93 | Stanwood | 5.3 | 6,560 |
| 94 | Covington | 5.2 | 18,689 |
| 95 | Kent | 5.1 | 124,292 |
| 96 | Enumclaw | 5.1 | 11,494 |
| 97 | Seattle | 5.0 | 653,017 |
| 98 | Richland | 5.0 | 52,291 |
| 99 | Sammamish | 5.0 | 50,163 |
| 100 | Mercer Island | 5.0 | 24,120 |
Source: NOAA snowfall data via Saturday Night Science. 188 Washington cities ranked.
Summary
Summary: The Snowiest Cities In Washington For 2026
If you’re looking for the Washington cities that get buried in snow each winter, this is an accurate list.
The snowiest cities in Washington are Mead, Airway Heights, Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), Spokane, Cheney, Country Homes, Town and Country, Spokane Valley, Otis Orchards-East Farms, and Pullman.
