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Richmond averages 12.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (6.0″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 3 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 15 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
0.3″
0
0
16
33°F
December
1.6″
1
2
24
25°F
January
6.0″
2
7
26
20°F
February
1.8″
1
3
23
22°F
March
2.4″
<1
2
18
31°F
April
0.2″
<1
<1
6
41°F
Year
12.4″
3
15
117
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at W Manchester 3 Wsw (13 mi from the city center, +125 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Richmond Wtr Wks. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
12.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, W Manchester 3 Wsw station, 13 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 6.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Richmond have?
About 117 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 20 °F.