According to the Köppen climate classification, Brian Head has an alpine subarctic climate ("Dsc"). With a mean annual snowfall of , Brian Head is one of the snowiest inhabited places in the United States, receiving over more snow than Valdez, Alaska. Snow depth remains at as late as June, with the average monthly depth being around in March and April, with extremes of over . The most snowfall in one month was during March 1995 and the most during a full year between July 1997 and June 1998.