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Juneau averages 87.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (24.5″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 23 days a year at least an inch falls, and about 1 day brings 10 inches or more. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 68 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0″
0
0
1
44°F
October
0.9″
<1
<1
8
37°F
November
13.8″
3
7
17
29°F
December
18.1″
5
14
21
26°F
January
24.5″
6
18
23
24°F
February
16.7″
5
15
21
25°F
March
12.4″
4
13
22
27°F
April
1.2″
<1
1
13
33°F
May
0″
0
0
2
40°F
Year
87.6″
23
68
128
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Juneau Intl. Airport (6 mi from the city center, -13 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
87.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Juneau Intl. Airport station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 24.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Juneau have?
About 128 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 24 °F.