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Lowell averages 59.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (16.1″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 15 days a year at least an inch falls, and about 1 day brings 10 inches or more. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 68 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
0
0
7
40°F
November
1.9″
1
2
20
30°F
December
13.2″
3
13
27
22°F
January
16.1″
4
20
29
16°F
February
12.5″
3
19
27
17°F
March
12.9″
3
13
25
24°F
April
2.3″
1
1
13
35°F
May
0″
0
0
1
45°F
Year
59.0″
15
68
148
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Bedford (11 mi from the city center, +33 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Lowell. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
59.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Bedford station, 11 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 16.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Lowell have?
About 148 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 16 °F.