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College Park averages 15.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (5.7″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 5 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
1
47°F
November
0.2″
<1
<1
10
37°F
December
2.3″
1
2
22
30°F
January
5.7″
2
5
25
25°F
February
5.0″
2
6
21
27°F
March
2.5″
1
2
14
34°F
April
0.1″
0
0
3
44°F
Year
15.8″
5
14
95
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Beltsville (3 mi from the city center, +62 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
15.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Beltsville station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 5.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does College Park have?
About 95 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 25 °F.