Which City in Washington Unexpectedly Gets the MOST Snow?

After a few years of enduring brutal cold weather in Washington, it looks like 2026 finally marked the end of our long and drawn-out Snowpocalypse Era. According to Drought.gov, we're experiencing a snow drought, and it's also affecting our neighbor Pacific Northwest States of Oregon and California, too.

Which City in Washington Got the Most Snow in 2025?

It used to be that the city of Mead was known as the place getting the most snow in WA but for 2025, Snoqualmie Pass took the cake, according to Precip, which categorized each month of snowfall for 2025.

Did You Know? According to the climate team at University of Washington, the city with the record for the most snowfall within a 12-month span was the Mt. Baker ski area, when it received roughly 95 feet of snow in 1998 through 1999.

It's Always Sunny in Yakima, Washington

Philadelphia might have a TV show that claims sarcastically that it gets sunshine year-round, but here in Washington, the town of Yakima actually has the official reputation for it. Yakima has been known as the sunniest city in Washington for years because of its desert-like climate. But how about that snow action, boss?

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Compare Yakima's average snowfall of a little more than an inch last December to Snoqualmie Pass, which reportedly had over 27 inches of snow and precipitation in that month alone!