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Ellicott City 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
October
0″
0
0
1
47°F
November
0.1″
0
0
10
37°F
December
2.5″
1
2
21
30°F
January
6.4″
2
4
24
25°F
February
7.5″
2
5
21
27°F
March
2.8″
1
2
14
34°F
April
0″
0
0
2
44°F
Year
19.3″
5
13
93
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Baltimore Wash Intl. Airport (9 mi from the city center, -23 ft elevation difference). 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 Ellicott City have?
About 93 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 25 °F.