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Saint Cloud averages 47.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (9.3″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 15 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 101 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
2
48°F
October
1.0″
<1
1
12
36°F
November
6.9″
2
7
26
23°F
December
9.3″
3
21
30
10°F
January
8.8″
3
28
31
3°F
February
8.9″
3
25
27
7°F
March
8.2″
2
17
26
20°F
April
4.7″
1
4
16
32°F
May
0.1″
0
0
3
45°F
Year
47.9″
15
101
172
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at St Cloud Rgnl Airport (6 mi from the city center, -26 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
47.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, St Cloud Rgnl Airport station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 9.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Saint Cloud have?
About 172 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 3 °F.