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Pocatello averages 29.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (9.1″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 13 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 35 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.6″
<1
<1
7
38°F
November
2.9″
1
2
19
29°F
December
9.1″
4
13
26
21°F
January
5.5″
3
11
28
21°F
February
6.7″
2
7
23
22°F
March
3.3″
2
2
17
31°F
April
1.4″
1
<1
9
37°F
May
0.2″
<1
<1
2
44°F
Year
29.7″
13
35
132
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Pocatello City (in the city, -13 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
29.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Pocatello City station). The snowiest month is December with 9.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Pocatello have?
About 132 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 21 °F.