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Rochester Hills averages 36.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (12.1″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 11 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 62 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
0
3
42°F
November
1.7″
1
1
18
32°F
December
8.1″
3
13
26
24°F
January
12.1″
4
22
29
17°F
February
9.0″
3
18
26
18°F
March
4.1″
1
7
23
26°F
April
0.9″
<1
1
10
36°F
May
0″
0
0
1
49°F
Year
36.0″
11
62
135
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Pontiac Wwtp (6 mi from the city center, +69 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
36.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Pontiac Wwtp station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 12.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Rochester Hills have?
About 135 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 17 °F.