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Elkhart averages 36.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (11.7″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 14 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 40 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
1.9″
1
1
16
33°F
December
8.0″
3
8
25
24°F
January
11.7″
5
15
28
18°F
February
11.2″
4
12
25
20°F
March
3.7″
1
4
22
29°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
9
38°F
May
0″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
36.9″
14
40
130
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Elkhart Pub Wks & Ut (1 mi from the city center, -10 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Goshen Muni Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
36.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Elkhart Pub Wks & Ut station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 11.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Elkhart have?
About 130 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.