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Baltimore averages 19.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (7.5″), and snow usually falls from November through March. On about 5 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 13 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0.1″
0
0
2
43°F
December
2.5″
1
2
12
35°F
January
6.4″
2
4
18
30°F
February
7.5″
2
5
14
32°F
March
2.8″
1
2
6
39°F
Year
19.3″
5
13
52
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Baltimore Wash Intl. Airport (9 mi from the city center, +43 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Md Sci Ctr Baltimore. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
19.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Baltimore Wash Intl. Airport station, 9 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 7.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Baltimore have?
About 52 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 30 °F.