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Hemavan snow history
Hemavan averages about 581 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,136 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (829 cm); the leanest was 2017–18 (394 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
465 cm
2021–22
692 cm
2020–21
458 cm
2019–20
829 cm
2018–19
646 cm
2017–18
394 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 465 cm | 80% |
| 2021–22 | 692 cm | 119% |
| 2020–21 | 458 cm | 79% |
| 2019–20 | 829 cm | 143% |
| 2018–19 | 646 cm | 111% |
| 2017–18 | 394 cm | 68% |
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.