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Canton averages 45.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (14.0″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 14 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 47 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
5
43°F
November
1.9″
1
2
15
34°F
December
8.9″
3
8
25
26°F
January
14.0″
4
17
28
20°F
February
12.5″
4
14
25
21°F
March
6.2″
2
6
23
29°F
April
1.5″
1
1
9
39°F
May
0″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
45.0″
14
47
130
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Detroit Metro Airport (9 mi from the city center, -56 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Detroit Willow Run Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
45.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Detroit Metro Airport station, 9 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 14.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Canton have?
About 130 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 20 °F.