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Atlanta averages 2.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (1.0″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 1 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0″
0
0
3
44°F
December
0.4″
<1
<1
9
38°F
January
1.0″
<1
1
13
36°F
February
0.4″
<1
<1
8
39°F
March
0.4″
<1
<1
3
45°F
Year
2.2″
1
1
36
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Atlanta Hartsfield Intl. Airport (9 mi from the city center, -92 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
2.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Atlanta Hartsfield Intl. Airport station, 9 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 1.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Atlanta have?
About 36 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 36 °F.