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Gurnee averages 43.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (15.7″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 12 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 61 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
0
<1
4
43°F
November
3.1″
1
3
16
31°F
December
9.2″
3
13
26
22°F
January
15.7″
4
23
28
16°F
February
8.0″
2
15
26
18°F
March
5.8″
2
7
22
27°F
April
1.5″
<1
1
9
36°F
May
0″
0
0
1
46°F
Year
43.4″
12
61
132
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Lake Villa 2ne (9 mi from the city center, +157 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Chicago Waukegan Rgnl Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
43.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lake Villa 2ne station, 9 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 15.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Gurnee have?
About 132 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 16 °F.