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Mankato averages 38.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (8.6″), 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 82 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
50°F
October
0.1″
<1
0
10
37°F
November
5.9″
2
6
23
25°F
December
8.6″
3
19
30
13°F
January
8.2″
3
25
31
6°F
February
6.9″
3
20
27
9°F
March
7.4″
2
10
26
22°F
April
1.6″
1
1
12
34°F
May
0″
0
0
1
47°F
Year
38.7″
13
82
161
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Mankato (1 mi from the city center, +46 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
38.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Mankato station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 8.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Mankato have?
About 161 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 6 °F.