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Champaign averages 20.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (6.5″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 7 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 30 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
5
43°F
November
0.9″
<1
1
16
32°F
December
4.8″
2
6
25
24°F
January
6.5″
2
12
28
18°F
February
5.8″
2
9
24
22°F
March
2.5″
1
2
19
31°F
April
0.3″
<1
<1
5
41°F
Year
20.8″
7
30
122
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Champaign 3s (2 mi from the city center, -26 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Champaign Willard Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
20.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Champaign 3s station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 6.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Champaign have?
About 122 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.