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Bay City averages 49.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (13.9″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 17 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 65 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
<1
0
4
41°F
November
3.3″
1
3
16
31°F
December
11.8″
4
13
28
23°F
January
13.9″
4
21
29
16°F
February
11.4″
4
19
27
17°F
March
6.0″
2
9
25
24°F
April
2.4″
1
1
10
35°F
Year
49.0″
17
65
139
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Saginaw Mbs Intl. Airport (10 mi from the city center, +72 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Essexville. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
49.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Saginaw Mbs Intl. Airport station, 10 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 13.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Bay City have?
About 139 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 16 °F.