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Covington averages 23.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (7.7″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 7 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 22 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
0
<1
2
44°F
November
0.8″
<1
1
14
34°F
December
4.1″
1
4
22
28°F
January
7.7″
2
8
24
24°F
February
6.7″
2
6
21
26°F
March
3.4″
1
2
14
33°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
4
43°F
Year
23.3″
7
22
102
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Cincinnati Northern Ky Airport (9 mi from the city center, +354 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Cincinnati Lunken Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
23.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Cincinnati Northern Ky Airport station, 9 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 7.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Covington have?
About 102 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 24 °F.