Snow in Dubuque, Iowa Winter storm alerts · 7-day snow forecast · average snowfall
Alerts for Dubuque right now
Checking the National Weather Service…
Snow forecast — next 7 days
Loading the NWS forecast…
Dubuque averages 36.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (11.7″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 12 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 71 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
3
42°F
November
1.2″
1
3
18
29°F
December
9.9″
3
15
28
18°F
January
11.7″
4
23
30
10°F
February
8.6″
3
21
26
13°F
March
3.7″
1
8
22
25°F
April
0.9″
<1
<1
6
38°F
Year
36.1″
12
71
134
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Dubuque L&D 11 (3 mi from the city center, -16 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
36.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Dubuque L&D 11 station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 11.7 inches.
Is there a winter storm warning for Dubuque today?
This page checks the National Weather Service for active alerts at Dubuque's location every time you open it; the box at the top lists any winter storm, winter weather, cold or freeze alert in effect right now.
How many freezing nights does Dubuque have?
About 134 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 10 °F.