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Lafayette averages 18.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (5.9″), 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 33 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
3
43°F
November
0.9″
<1
1
15
33°F
December
4.2″
2
7
24
24°F
January
5.9″
3
13
27
18°F
February
5.2″
2
8
24
21°F
March
2.3″
1
3
18
30°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
6
40°F
Year
18.9″
8
33
116
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at W Lafayette 6 Nw (7 mi from the city center, +3 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Lafayette Purdue Univ Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
18.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, W Lafayette 6 Nw station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 5.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Lafayette have?
About 116 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.