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Gary averages 26.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (10.3″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 8 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 29 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
2
45°F
November
0.4″
<1
<1
13
34°F
December
4.7″
2
5
25
24°F
January
10.3″
3
12
28
18°F
February
6.3″
2
9
25
21°F
March
4.3″
1
3
20
30°F
April
0.6″
<1
<1
6
40°F
Year
26.6″
8
29
117
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Crown Pt 1n (11 mi from the city center, +89 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Indiana Dunes Nl. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
26.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Crown Pt 1n station, 11 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 10.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Gary have?
About 117 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.