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Jackson averages 40.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (15.2″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 13 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 51 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
<1
6
41°F
November
1.5″
1
2
17
32°F
December
10.5″
3
11
26
24°F
January
15.2″
5
19
28
18°F
February
6.9″
3
13
25
19°F
March
5.2″
2
6
23
27°F
April
1.0″
<1
1
10
37°F
May
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
40.4″
13
51
137
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Albion (19 mi from the city center, +13 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Jackson Reynolds Fld. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
40.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Albion station, 19 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 15.2 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Jackson have?
About 137 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.