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Richmond averages 1.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (0.7″), and snow usually falls from January through March. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 1 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
3
44°F
November
0″
0
0
13
36°F
December
0″
0
<1
22
28°F
January
0.7″
<1
<1
25
25°F
February
0.2″
<1
<1
19
27°F
March
0.4″
<1
0
16
34°F
April
0″
0
0
5
43°F
Year
1.3″
1
1
102
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Richmond State Police (1 mi from the city center, +33 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Eastern Kentucky Univ. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
1.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Richmond State Police station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 0.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Richmond have?
About 102 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 25 °F.