10 Snowiest Cities In Wisconsin For [2023]

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 a decent amount of people in them, we came up with this list as the 10 snowiest cities in Badger State.

The 10 Snowiest Cities In Wisconsin For 2023

What’s the snowiest place in Wisconsin with more than 5,000 people? That would be Ashland with an average annual snowfall of 90.8 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 Wisconsin or the cheapest places in Wisconsin.

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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 2023. 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
Green Bay — 48.4 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 Wisconsin with at least snow snowfall:

Beloit — 32.5 inches
Prairie du Chien — 33.2 inches
Ripon — 34.0 inches

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Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In Wisconsin

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

The 10 Snowiest Cities In Wisconsin For 2023

The snowiest cities in Wisconsin are Ashland and Superior for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

The 10 Snowiest Cities In Wisconsin For 2023

The 10 Snowiest Cities In Wisconsin For 2023

1. Ashland

2. Superior

3. Rhinelander

4. Rothschild

5. Wausau

6. Kronenwetter

7. Antigo

8. Rice Lake

9. Merrill

10. Ashwaubenon

How We Determined The Cities In Wisconsin With The Most Snow

Detailed List Of The Snowiest Places In Wisconsin