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Southfield averages 36.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (10.6″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 13 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 53 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
1
45°F
November
2.3″
1
2
11
34°F
December
7.1″
2
10
23
26°F
January
9.8″
4
16
27
20°F
February
10.6″
4
18
24
21°F
March
4.7″
2
6
20
28°F
April
1.5″
1
<1
6
39°F
Year
36.0″
13
53
112
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Farmington (7 mi from the city center, +26 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Detroit City Airport. 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, Farmington station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 10.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Southfield have?
About 112 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 20 °F.