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Fort Smith averages 2.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (1.4″), 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
November
0″
0
0
7
40°F
December
0.6″
<1
<1
16
32°F
January
1.4″
<1
1
20
30°F
February
0.6″
<1
<1
13
33°F
March
0.3″
<1
<1
5
42°F
April
0″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
2.9″
1
1
63
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Ft Smith Rgnl Airport (4 mi from the city center, +7 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
2.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Ft Smith Rgnl Airport station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 1.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Fort Smith have?
About 63 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 30 °F.