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Galesburg averages 25.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (9.0″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 9 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 42 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
4
43°F
November
1.7″
1
1
18
30°F
December
5.9″
2
7
27
20°F
January
9.0″
3
18
29
14°F
February
6.6″
2
13
25
17°F
March
2.3″
1
3
21
28°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
6
40°F
Year
25.9″
9
42
129
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Galesburg (1 mi from the city center, -16 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
25.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Galesburg station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 9.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Galesburg have?
About 129 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 14 °F.