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Denver averages 49.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is March (8.8″), and snow usually falls from September through May. On about 16 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 43 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0.8″
<1
<1
1
48°F
October
3.9″
1
2
9
36°F
November
7.3″
3
5
24
26°F
December
6.6″
2
10
30
18°F
January
6.4″
2
10
30
18°F
February
7.6″
3
9
26
19°F
March
8.8″
2
4
23
27°F
April
6.2″
2
2
12
34°F
May
1.4″
<1
<1
2
43°F
Year
49.0″
16
43
156
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Denver-Stapleton (6 mi from the city center, -82 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
49.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Denver-Stapleton station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is March with 8.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Denver have?
About 156 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.