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Cedar Falls averages 39.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (10.1″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 12 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 64 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0″
0
0
1
52°F
October
0.3″
<1
<1
9
40°F
November
3.1″
1
3
22
28°F
December
9.9″
3
13
29
17°F
January
10.1″
3
21
30
11°F
February
9.3″
3
18
26
15°F
March
4.6″
2
8
23
27°F
April
1.7″
1
1
10
38°F
May
0.1″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
39.1″
12
64
150
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Waterloo Muni Airport (3 mi from the city center, -23 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
39.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Waterloo Muni Airport station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 10.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Cedar Falls have?
About 150 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 11 °F.