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Council Bluffs averages 27.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (7.8″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 8 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 40 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.5″
<1
<1
4
43°F
November
1.7″
1
2
19
30°F
December
5.8″
2
9
29
20°F
January
7.2″
2
14
30
15°F
February
7.8″
2
11
26
19°F
March
3.0″
1
4
20
30°F
April
1.0″
<1
<1
6
41°F
May
0.1″
<1
0
<1
53°F
Year
27.1″
8
40
134
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Omaha Eppley Airfield (4 mi from the city center, +0 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
27.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Omaha Eppley Airfield station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 7.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Council Bluffs have?
About 134 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 15 °F.