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Decatur averages 2.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (1.0″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 1 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
1
50°F
November
0″
0
0
9
39°F
December
0.2″
0
<1
16
35°F
January
0.7″
<1
1
17
32°F
February
1.0″
<1
1
13
35°F
March
0.5″
<1
<1
6
42°F
April
0″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
2.4″
1
1
62
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Huntsville Intl. Airport (11 mi from the city center, +49 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Decatur Pryor Fld. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
2.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Huntsville Intl. Airport station, 11 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 1.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Decatur have?
About 62 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 32 °F.