Does Virginia Get Snow?

Virginia averages 14 inches of snow per year.

The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

Is snow common in Virginia?

So, does it snow in Virginia? Virginia has a humid subtropical climate where winters are cold and snowy. It snows heavily in the mountain areas of Virginia, and places such as the Appalachian Mountains can record up to 36.6 inches (929.64 millimeters) of snow in a typical winter.

Does it snow in Virginia in the winter?

The precipitation at those elevations can be snow, while lower down rain hits the ground. Though Grayson County is known as the "roof of Virginia," the jurisdiction with the greatest annual snowfall is on the Appalachian Plateau. Between 1985-2015, the average snowfall in Wise County exceeded 52 inches annually.