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Gainesville averages 1.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (0.7″), 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
42°F
December
0.3″
<1
<1
11
36°F
January
0.7″
<1
<1
14
34°F
February
0.5″
<1
0
9
36°F
March
0.1″
<1
0
4
43°F
Year
1.6″
1
<1
42
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Gainesville (2 mi from the city center, -75 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Gainesville Gilmer Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
1.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Gainesville station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 0.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Gainesville have?
About 42 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 34 °F.