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Grand Rapids averages 77.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (22.6″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 24 days a year at least an inch falls. 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
0.3″
<1
<1
4
42°F
November
7.1″
2
3
16
33°F
December
20.8″
6
14
26
25°F
January
22.6″
7
23
28
19°F
February
17.2″
6
18
25
20°F
March
7.6″
2
8
23
27°F
April
2.0″
1
1
10
37°F
May
0″
0
0
1
49°F
Year
77.6″
24
68
133
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Grand Rapids (8 mi from the city center, +105 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
77.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Grand Rapids station, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 22.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Grand Rapids have?
About 133 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 19 °F.