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 Wisconsin 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 Ashland, the snowiest place in Wisconsin.
So, put on your parkas, snow boots, and gloves, and let’s go outside to see which Wisconsin cities get dumped on the most every year. After analyzing all the cities in Wisconsin with Saturday Night Science, we came up with this list as the 10 snowiest cities in Badger State.
90.8 inches of snow per year
Located in
Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,216 at the 2010 census, all of which resided in the Ashland County portion of the city. The decently-sized unpopulated Bayfield County portion is located in the city’s southwest, bordered by the easternmost part of the Town of Eileen.
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63.9 inches of snow per year
Located in
Douglas County, Wisconsin
Superior is a city in, and the county seat of, Douglas County in the state of Wisconsin. The population was 27,244 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and U.S. Highway 53, it is immediately north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior. Its neighborhoods include Billings Park, North End, South Superior, Central Park, East End, Allouez, and Itasca. Billings Park, South Superior, East End, and North End each have small business districts.
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59.9 inches of snow per year
Located in
Oneida County, Wisconsin
Rhinelander is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,798 at the 2010 census.
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58.1 inches of snow per year
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57.6 inches of snow per year
Located in
Marathon County, Wisconsin
Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city into east and west. The city is adjacent to the Town of Wausau.
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55.9 inches of snow per year
Located in
Marathon County, Wisconsin
Kronenwetter is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest village by land area in the state of Wisconsin, as well as in the entire United States, and the third-largest community by population in Marathon County. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of Kronenwetter was 7,210, an increase from the 2000 census which had the community at 5,369.
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53.9 inches of snow per year
Located in
Langlade County, Wisconsin
Antigo is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,234 at the 2010 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and spokes, and other wood products.
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53.7 inches of snow per year
Located in
Barron County, Wisconsin
Rice Lake is a city in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 8,438. The city is located mostly within the Town of Rice Lake.
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52.4 inches of snow per year
Located in
Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Merrill is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located to the south of and adjacent to the Town of Merrill. The population was 9,661, according to the 2010 census. Merrill is part of the United States Census Bureau’s Merrill MSA, which includes all of Lincoln County. Together with the Wausau MSA, which includes all of Marathon County, it forms the Wausau-Merrill CSA.
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49.4 inches of snow per year
Located in
Brown County, Wisconsin
Ashwaubenon is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 16,963 at the 2010 census. A suburb of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Ashwaubenon is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin is in Ashwaubenon.
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How We Determined The Cities In Wisconsin With The Most Snow
In order to rank the snowiest cities in Wisconsin, we used Saturday Night Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) database, to see which cities in the Badger State get the most annual snowfall.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our second time ranking the snowiest cities in Wisconsin.
Before we get too far, here are the annual snowfall rates for major cities: Milwaukee (44.5 inches), Madison (42.9 inches), and Green Bay (48.4 inches).
The snowiest cities in Wisconsin are Ashland, Superior, Rhinelander, Rothschild, Wausau, Kronenwetter, Antigo, Rice Lake, Merrill, and Ashwaubenon.
There’s a complete chart at the bottom.
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Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In Wisconsin
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| Rank | City | Snow (Inches) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashland | 90.8 | 8,116 |
| 2 | Superior | 63.9 | 26,817 |
| 3 | Rhinelander | 59.9 | 7,583 |
| 4 | Rothschild | 58.1 | 5,287 |
| 5 | Wausau | 57.6 | 39,210 |
| 6 | Kronenwetter | 55.9 | 7,406 |
| 7 | Antigo | 53.9 | 8,001 |
| 8 | Rice Lake | 53.7 | 8,355 |
| 9 | Merrill | 52.4 | 9,419 |
| 10 | Ashwaubenon | 49.4 | 17,082 |
| 11 | Sturgeon Bay | 49.2 | 9,043 |
| 12 | Marshfield | 49.1 | 18,410 |
| 13 | Hobart | 48.9 | 7,356 |
| 14 | Allouez | 48.5 | 13,947 |
| 15 | Green Bay | 48.4 | 104,847 |
| 16 | De Pere | 48.4 | 24,366 |
| 17 | Plymouth | 48.0 | 8,427 |
| 18 | Bellevue | 47.9 | 15,048 |
| 19 | Suamico | 47.7 | 11,787 |
| 20 | Lake Hallie | 47.4 | 6,562 |
| 21 | Eau Claire | 46.8 | 67,385 |
| 22 | Hudson | 46.8 | 13,194 |
| 23 | Shawano | 46.8 | 9,181 |
| 24 | Altoona | 46.7 | 7,053 |
| 25 | South Milwaukee | 46.2 | 21,229 |
| 26 | Oak Creek | 46.1 | 34,974 |
| 27 | Cudahy | 46.0 | 18,347 |
| 28 | Chippewa Falls | 46.0 | 13,868 |
| 29 | St. Francis | 46.0 | 9,549 |
| 30 | West Allis | 45.6 | 60,677 |
| 31 | Reedsburg | 45.6 | 9,468 |
| 32 | Greendale | 45.4 | 14,294 |
| 33 | Greenfield | 45.3 | 37,113 |
| 34 | Franklin | 45.3 | 36,103 |
| 35 | Wisconsin Rapids | 45.3 | 18,104 |
| 36 | River Falls | 45.2 | 15,103 |
| 37 | Stevens Point | 45.0 | 26,769 |
| 38 | Kaukauna | 45.0 | 15,720 |
| 39 | New Richmond | 45.0 | 8,599 |
| 40 | Hales Corners | 45.0 | 7,756 |
| 41 | Marinette | 44.9 | 10,863 |
| 42 | Sheboygan Falls | 44.9 | 7,803 |
| 43 | Shorewood | 44.8 | 13,284 |
| 44 | Glendale | 44.8 | 12,914 |
| 45 | Brown Deer | 44.8 | 12,101 |
| 46 | Little Chute | 44.8 | 10,641 |
| 47 | Fox Point | 44.8 | 6,709 |
| 48 | West Bend | 44.7 | 31,611 |
| 49 | Cedarburg | 44.7 | 11,508 |
| 50 | Milwaukee | 44.5 | 599,498 |
| 51 | Whitefish Bay | 44.4 | 14,122 |
| 52 | Sheboygan | 44.2 | 48,853 |
| 53 | Menomonee Falls | 44.2 | 35,884 |
| 54 | Sun Prairie | 43.6 | 31,174 |
| 55 | Waunakee | 43.5 | 12,846 |
| 56 | Waupaca | 43.5 | 6,006 |
| 57 | Wauwatosa | 43.4 | 47,126 |
| 58 | Tomah | 43.3 | 9,326 |
| 59 | Delafield | 43.3 | 7,168 |
| 60 | Elkhorn | 43.2 | 9,998 |
| 61 | Mequon | 43.1 | 23,494 |
| 62 | DeForest | 43.0 | 9,347 |
| 63 | Madison | 42.9 | 243,122 |
| 64 | Appleton | 42.9 | 73,118 |
| 65 | Kimberly | 42.8 | 6,646 |
| 66 | Muskego | 42.3 | 24,529 |
| 67 | Elm Grove | 42.3 | 6,037 |
| 68 | Slinger | 42.3 | 5,148 |
| 69 | New Berlin | 42.2 | 39,774 |
| 70 | Onalaska | 42.2 | 18,255 |
| 71 | Menasha | 42.2 | 17,546 |
| 72 | Baraboo | 42.2 | 12,071 |
| 73 | Verona | 42.1 | 11,723 |
| 74 | Two Rivers | 42.1 | 11,500 |
| 75 | Fitchburg | 42.0 | 26,616 |
| 76 | Sussex | 42.0 | 10,680 |
| 77 | Monona | 42.0 | 7,835 |
| 78 | La Crosse | 41.9 | 51,993 |
| 79 | Brookfield | 41.9 | 38,000 |
| 80 | Lake Mills | 41.9 | 5,776 |
| 81 | Manitowoc | 41.8 | 33,301 |
| 82 | Racine | 41.6 | 78,127 |
| 83 | Holmen | 41.6 | 9,432 |
| 84 | McFarland | 41.4 | 8,092 |
| 85 | Platteville | 41.2 | 11,740 |
| 86 | Mount Horeb | 41.2 | 7,349 |
| 87 | Lake Geneva | 41.1 | 7,714 |
| 88 | Neenah | 40.9 | 25,781 |
| 89 | Middleton | 40.8 | 18,478 |
| 90 | Pewaukee | 40.8 | 13,784 |
| 91 | New London | 40.8 | 7,129 |
| 92 | Oconomowoc | 40.7 | 16,111 |
| 93 | Monroe | 40.5 | 10,807 |
| 94 | Waukesha | 40.2 | 71,324 |
| 95 | Mount Pleasant | 40.1 | 26,196 |
| 96 | Tichigan | 40.1 | 5,524 |
| 97 | Wind Lake | 40.1 | 5,384 |
| 98 | Twin Lakes | 39.8 | 6,031 |
| 99 | Sturtevant | 39.4 | 6,983 |
| 100 | Richland Center | 39.4 | 5,094 |
Source: NOAA snowfall data via Saturday Night Science. 143 Wisconsin cities ranked.
Summary
Summary: The Snowiest Cities In Wisconsin For 2026
If you’re looking for the Wisconsin cities that get buried in snow each winter, this is an accurate list.
The snowiest cities in Wisconsin are Ashland, Superior, Rhinelander, Rothschild, Wausau, Kronenwetter, Antigo, Rice Lake, Merrill, and Ashwaubenon.
