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Fitchburg averages 75.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (18.9″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 19 days a year at least an inch falls, and about 1 day brings 10 inches or more. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 91 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.3″
<1
<1
6
40°F
November
3.0″
1
3
18
30°F
December
15.6″
4
17
26
22°F
January
16.9″
5
24
29
16°F
February
18.9″
4
24
26
17°F
March
16.4″
4
20
23
25°F
April
4.0″
1
4
9
35°F
May
0.1″
0
0
1
46°F
Year
75.2″
19
91
137
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Ashburnham (6 mi from the city center, +637 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Fitchburg Muni Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
75.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Ashburnham station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 18.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Fitchburg have?
About 137 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 16 °F.