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Rochester averages 53.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (12.4″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 16 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 89 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
0.9″
<1
<1
9
38°F
November
4.5″
1
5
23
26°F
December
12.4″
4
20
30
14°F
January
12.2″
4
25
31
7°F
February
10.7″
3
23
27
11°F
March
8.6″
2
14
24
23°F
April
3.3″
1
2
11
35°F
May
0.5″
0
<1
1
47°F
Year
53.1″
16
89
156
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Rochester Intl. Airport (8 mi from the city center, +276 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
53.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Rochester Intl. Airport station, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 12.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Rochester have?
About 156 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 7 °F.