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Sledding season in Appleton
NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for the Green Bay weather station, about 22 miles from the middle of our Appleton hill list show November as the first month that averages an inch of snow or more (3.1 inches). The normals are monthly averages, so they can't give a first-snow date. Some years come early, some late.
January is the snowiest month on average, at 14.3 inches.
Across a normal year the station records about 55.6 inches of snow. That puts Appleton at 28 of 98 metros on this site, ranked from snowiest down.
Once it arrives, it tends to stay: about 82 days a year have at least an inch of snow on the ground.
That's close to Green Bay, the nearest metro on our list (55.6 inches).
Green Bay uses the same weather station on this site, so the snow numbers match. The hills don't.
3 of the 8 hills we list here come from a city, county or park district page.
Month by month
| Month | Average snowfall | Days with 1 inch or more of new snow | Days with 1 inch or more on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | 0.3 inches | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| November | 3.1 inches | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| December | 13.1 inches | 3.7 | 16.7 |
| January | 14.3 inches | 4.5 | 24.3 |
| February | 12 inches | 3.5 | 23.5 |
| March | 8.1 inches | 2.6 | 13.0 |
| April | 4.7 inches | 1.3 | 2.3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station USW00014898. "Not stated by source" means NOAA publishes no value for that station.
Lit hills
None of the sources we used for Appleton mention lights on a sledding hill. Plan on daylight, and see our national lit hills list if you're travelling.
Local rules
We didn't find a city-wide sledding rule for Appleton in the sources we checked. Individual parks may post their own signs, and those win.
Short answers
When does it usually start snowing in Appleton?
In NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Green Bay station, November is the first month averaging an inch of snow or more. The normals are monthly averages, not a date.
How much snow does Appleton get in a year?
About 55.6 inches a year at the Green Bay station, per NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals.
Are there lit sledding hills in Appleton?
None of the sources we used mention lights. Plan on daylight.
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