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Amherst averages 36.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (11.0″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 12 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 54 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
9
39°F
November
1.6″
1
1
21
29°F
December
7.5″
2
10
27
21°F
January
8.1″
4
17
29
14°F
February
11.0″
3
17
27
15°F
March
7.3″
2
9
25
24°F
April
1.0″
<1
1
13
34°F
May
0″
0
0
2
45°F
Year
36.5″
12
54
153
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Amherst (2 mi from the city center, -115 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
36.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Amherst station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 11.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Amherst have?
About 153 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 14 °F.