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Wichita averages 12.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (3.6″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 4 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 12 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
<1
<1
2
47°F
November
0.8″
<1
1
13
35°F
December
3.1″
1
3
25
25°F
January
2.7″
1
3
28
23°F
February
3.6″
1
3
21
26°F
March
2.1″
1
1
11
36°F
April
0.2″
0
<1
3
45°F
Year
12.7″
4
12
103
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Wichita (6 mi from the city center, +16 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
12.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Wichita station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 3.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Wichita have?
About 103 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 23 °F.