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Bláfjöll snow history
Bláfjöll averages about 387 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~678 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2021–22 (586 cm); the leanest was 2020–21 (299 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
320 cm
2021–22
586 cm
2020–21
299 cm
2019–20
386 cm
2018–19
305 cm
2017–18
428 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 320 cm | 83% |
| 2021–22 | 586 cm | 151% |
| 2020–21 | 299 cm | 77% |
| 2019–20 | 386 cm | 100% |
| 2018–19 | 305 cm | 79% |
| 2017–18 | 428 cm | 111% |
Totals are modelled snowfall from the ECMWF IFS analysis archive (via Open-Meteo), downscaled to the upper mountain, summed 1 October – 31 May. Modelled snowfall is not measured snow depth: wind, settling and melt mean the snowpack is always much less than the sum of the snowfall.