Data & Insights — Which colleges pay off? November 7, 2026
Northeast colleges get the most snow The middle college in the Northeast gets 37 in of snow a year; in the West, 0 in
0.0 in 2.5 in 5.0 in 7.5 in 10.0 in Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Midwest Midwest, Jan: 9.4 in Midwest, Feb: 8.1 in Midwest, Mar: 4.6 in Midwest, Apr: 1.1 in Midwest, May: 0.0 in Midwest, Jun: 0.0 in Midwest, Jul: 0.0 in Midwest, Aug: 0.0 in Midwest, Sep: 0.0 in Midwest, Oct: 0.1 in Midwest, Nov: 1.7 in Midwest, Dec: 7.5 in Midwest 7.5 in Northeast Northeast, Jan: 10.1 in Northeast, Feb: 10.8 in Northeast, Mar: 6.8 in Northeast, Apr: 0.8 in Northeast, May: 0.0 in Northeast, Jun: 0.0 in Northeast, Jul: 0.0 in Northeast, Aug: 0.0 in Northeast, Sep: 0.0 in Northeast, Oct: 0.1 in Northeast, Nov: 0.9 in Northeast, Dec: 7.1 in Northeast 7.1 in South South, Jan: 0.6 in South, Feb: 0.3 in South, Mar: 0.1 in South, Apr: 0.0 in South, May: 0.0 in South, Jun: 0.0 in South, Jul: 0.0 in South, Aug: 0.0 in South, Sep: 0.0 in South, Oct: 0.0 in South, Nov: 0.0 in South, Dec: 0.2 in South 0.2 in West West, Jan: 0.0 in West, Feb: 0.0 in West, Mar: 0.0 in West, Apr: 0.0 in West, May: 0.0 in West, Jun: 0.0 in West, Jul: 0.0 in West, Aug: 0.0 in West, Sep: 0.0 in West, Oct: 0.0 in West, Nov: 0.0 in West, Dec: 0.0 in West 0.0 in
Source · NOAA US Climate Normals 1991–2020About these figures NOAA US Climate Normals 1991–2020, the station nearest each college. Northeast 279, Midwest 299, South 472, West 268 colleges whose station files snow.
Northeast: 10.1 in in Jan, 7.1 in in Dec
Midwest: 9.4 in in Jan, 7.5 in in Dec
South: 0.6 in in Jan, 0.2 in in Dec
West: 0.0 in in Jan, 0.0 in in Dec
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