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Brighton averages 34.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is March (6.0″), and snow usually falls from September through May. On about 12 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 37 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0.2″
<1
<1
1
47°F
October
3.2″
1
1
11
35°F
November
5.8″
2
5
26
25°F
December
5.2″
2
9
30
16°F
January
5.2″
2
9
30
16°F
February
5.3″
2
7
27
19°F
March
6.0″
2
3
24
27°F
April
3.1″
1
2
13
34°F
May
0.5″
<1
<1
2
43°F
Year
34.5″
12
37
163
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Brighton 3 Se (3 mi from the city center, +30 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
34.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Brighton 3 Se station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is March with 6.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Brighton have?
About 163 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 16 °F.