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Wheat Ridge averages 75.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is March (12.9″), and snow usually falls from September through May. On about 21 days a year at least an inch falls, and about 1 day brings 10 inches or more. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 55 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
1.0″
<1
<1
1
45°F
October
5.9″
1
2
13
34°F
November
10.0″
3
7
26
24°F
December
9.9″
3
13
30
17°F
January
9.6″
3
13
30
17°F
February
11.9″
4
10
27
18°F
March
12.9″
3
6
25
26°F
April
12.1″
3
4
15
33°F
May
2.2″
1
1
2
43°F
Year
75.5″
21
55
168
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Wheat Ridge 2 (2 mi from the city center, -79 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
75.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Wheat Ridge 2 station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is March with 12.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Wheat Ridge have?
About 168 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 17 °F.