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Bowie averages 15.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (6.3″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about 4 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 14 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
4
44°F
November
0″
0
0
14
33°F
December
2.2″
1
2
23
27°F
January
5.7″
2
4
25
22°F
February
6.3″
2
6
22
23°F
March
1.7″
1
2
18
31°F
April
0″
0
0
6
41°F
Year
15.9″
4
14
112
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw (7 mi from the city center, -10 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Glenn Dale Bell Stn. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
15.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 6.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Bowie have?
About 112 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 22 °F.