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Elmhurst averages 38.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (11.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 11 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 44 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
<1
0
3
45°F
November
1.8″
1
1
15
34°F
December
7.6″
2
9
25
24°F
January
11.3″
4
16
28
19°F
February
10.7″
3
12
24
22°F
March
5.5″
2
5
20
31°F
April
1.3″
<1
1
6
40°F
Year
38.4″
11
44
121
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Chicago Ohare Intl. Airport (7 mi from the city center, -36 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
38.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Chicago Ohare Intl. Airport station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 11.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Elmhurst have?
About 121 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 19 °F.