Where is it snowy in October?

583 flyable destinations see real snow in October (5 cm or more in a typical year), ranked by average snowfall — the same guarded NASA POWER model as the snowfall figure on every destination page.

Snowiest in October: Neerlerit Inaat (98 cm), Villa Las Estrellas (85 cm) and Turukhansk (73 cm).

The snowiest places in October

• 1
  Neerlerit Inaat

  Greenlandseaside town

  October: 98 cm of snow-7° / 19°F nights

• 2
  Villa Las Estrellas

  Antarcticaseaside town

  October: 85 cm of snow-3° / 27°F nights

• 3
  Turukhansk

  Russiasmall town

  October: 73 cm of snow-9° / 16°F nights

• 4
  Ngawa (Songpan)

  Chinaalpine / mountain city

  October: 68 cm of snow-3° / 27°F nights

• 5
  Kangding

  Chinaalpine / mountain city

  October: 67 cm of snow-5° / 23°F nights

• 6
  Igarka

  Russiasmall town

  October: 65 cm of snow-11° / 12°F nights

• 1
  Neerlerit Inaat

  Greenlandseaside town

  98 cm snow-4° / 25°F days-7° / 19°F nights

• 2
  Villa Las Estrellas

  Antarcticaseaside town

  85 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 3
  Turukhansk

  Russiasmall town

  73 cm snow-4° / 25°F days-9° / 16°F nights

• 4
  Ngawa (Songpan)

  Chinaalpine / mountain city

  68 cm snow9° / 48°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 5
  Kangding

  Chinaalpine / mountain city

  67 cm snow7° / 45°F days-5° / 23°F nights

• 6
  Igarka

  Russiasmall town

  65 cm snow-5° / 23°F days-11° / 12°F nights

• 7
  Vorkuta

  Russiasmall town

  64 cm snow-3° / 27°F days-7° / 19°F nights

• 8
  Schefferville

  Canadasmall town

  61 cm snow2° / 36°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 9
  Kangiqsualujjuaq

  Canadaseaside town

  61 cm snow2° / 36°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 10
  Dease Lake

  Canadasmall town

  61 cm snow3° / 37°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 11
  Neryungri

  Russiasmall town

  61 cm snow-4° / 25°F days-12° / 10°F nights

• 12
  Magadan

  Russiasmall town

  60 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-8° / 18°F nights

• 13
  Norilsk

  Russiaregional city

  58 cm snow-8° / 18°F days-13° / 9°F nights

• 14
  Hemavan

  Swedensmall town

  57 cm snow2° / 36°F days-2° / 28°F nights

• 15
  Kimmirut

  Canadaseaside town

  56 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 16
  Salluit

  Canadaseaside town

  56 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 17
  Churchill Falls

  Canadasmall town

  55 cm snow3° / 37°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 18
  May Creek

  United Statessmall town

  55 cm snow3° / 37°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 19
  Kangiqsujuaq

  Canadaseaside town

  54 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 20
  Tura

  Russiasmall town

  54 cm snow-8° / 18°F days-13° / 9°F nights

• 21
  Severo-Yeniseysk

  Russiasmall town

  53 cm snow-2° / 28°F days-8° / 18°F nights

• 22
  Shamattawa

  Canadasmall town

  53 cm snow2° / 36°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 23
  Wabush

  Canadasmall town

  52 cm snow3° / 37°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 24
  Pechora

  Russiasmall town

  51 cm snow1° / 34°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 25
  Iqaluit

  Canadaseaside town

  50 cm snow-2° / 28°F days-8° / 18°F nights

Showing the 300 snowiest of 583 destinations with ≥ 5 cm in October.

Major cities with real snow in October

• 1
  Magadan

  Russiasmall town

  60 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-8° / 18°F nights

• 2
  Norilsk

  Russiaregional city

  58 cm snow-8° / 18°F days-13° / 9°F nights

• 3
  Iqaluit

  Canadaseaside town

  50 cm snow-2° / 28°F days-8° / 18°F nights

• 4
  Noyabrsk

  Russiaregional city

  48 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 5
  Salekhard

  Russiasmall town

  48 cm snow-2° / 28°F days-7° / 19°F nights

• 6
  Novy Urengoy

  Russiasmall town

  47 cm snow-3° / 27°F days-8° / 18°F nights

• 7
  Nadym

  Russiasmall town

  45 cm snow-1° / 30°F days-6° / 21°F nights

• 8
  Surgut

  Russiacity break

  42 cm snow1° / 34°F days-3° / 27°F nights

• 9
  Nizhnevartovsk

  Russiaregional city

  42 cm snow1° / 34°F days-4° / 25°F nights

• 10
  Naryan Mar

  Russiasmall town

  39 cm snow1° / 34°F days-3° / 27°F nights

See October snowfall painted on the interactive globe →