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Muskegon averages 87.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (29.1″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 27 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 74 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
4
43°F
November
6.5″
2
4
15
34°F
December
22.3″
7
16
25
26°F
January
29.1″
9
24
28
21°F
February
20.0″
6
20
25
21°F
March
7.5″
2
10
23
27°F
April
1.8″
1
1
10
37°F
May
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
87.2″
27
74
130
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Muskegon Co Airport (4 mi from the city center, -3 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
87.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Muskegon Co Airport station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 29.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Muskegon have?
About 130 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 21 °F.