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Fort Collins averages 49.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is March (8.9″), and snow usually falls from September through May. On about 13 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 52 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0.2″
0
<1
1
48°F
October
3.8″
1
2
9
36°F
November
6.2″
2
5
24
26°F
December
8.7″
3
14
30
18°F
January
6.0″
2
13
29
18°F
February
7.8″
2
11
26
21°F
March
8.9″
2
5
22
29°F
April
6.3″
2
2
9
35°F
May
1.4″
1
1
1
44°F
Year
49.3″
13
52
150
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Fcl (1 mi from the city center, -13 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Ft Collins. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
49.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Fcl station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is March with 8.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Fort Collins have?
About 150 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.