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Essex 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 (15 mi from the city center, +108 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, 15 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 7.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Essex 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.