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Lansing averages 50.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (14.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 15 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 66 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0″
0
0
1
52°F
October
0.2″
<1
0
6
41°F
November
3.9″
1
3
18
32°F
December
11.3″
4
13
27
23°F
January
14.3″
5
22
28
17°F
February
12.9″
4
19
26
18°F
March
5.9″
2
9
24
26°F
April
1.7″
1
1
12
36°F
May
0″
0
0
2
48°F
Year
50.2″
15
66
143
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Lansing Capital City Airport (3 mi from the city center, -13 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
50.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lansing Capital City Airport station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 14.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Lansing have?
About 143 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 17 °F.