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Fort Wayne averages 33.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (10.8″), 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 38 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
0
4
43°F
November
1.9″
1
1
15
33°F
December
7.6″
2
8
25
24°F
January
10.8″
4
15
28
18°F
February
7.8″
3
11
24
21°F
March
4.6″
2
4
21
29°F
April
0.8″
<1
<1
7
39°F
Year
33.6″
11
38
124
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Ft Wayne Intl. Airport (12 mi from the city center, -30 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
33.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Ft Wayne Intl. Airport station, 12 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 10.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Fort Wayne have?
About 124 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.