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Colorado Springs averages 32.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is March (5.7″), and snow usually falls from September through May. On about 11 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 23 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
49°F
October
2.5″
1
1
10
37°F
November
4.4″
1
3
24
26°F
December
4.1″
2
5
30
19°F
January
4.9″
2
4
30
19°F
February
4.6″
2
4
27
20°F
March
5.7″
2
3
24
27°F
April
5.5″
2
2
14
34°F
May
0.6″
<1
<1
2
44°F
Year
32.5″
11
23
160
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Colorado Springs Muni Airport (7 mi from the city center, +151 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
32.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Colorado Springs Muni Airport station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is March with 5.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Colorado Springs have?
About 160 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 19 °F.