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Prescott averages 10.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (3.1″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 3 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 4 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
4
40°F
November
0.9″
<1
<1
19
30°F
December
1.4″
1
1
28
24°F
January
1.9″
1
1
28
24°F
February
3.1″
1
1
24
26°F
March
2.5″
1
<1
17
32°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
7
37°F
May
0″
0
0
1
45°F
Year
10.2″
3
4
128
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Prescott (3 mi from the city center, -167 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
10.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Prescott station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 3.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Prescott have?
About 128 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 24 °F.