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Columbia averages 17.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (5.9″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 5 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 20 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
2
47°F
November
0.8″
<1
1
10
37°F
December
3.5″
1
5
22
27°F
January
5.9″
2
8
25
23°F
February
4.8″
1
5
20
27°F
March
2.0″
1
2
12
36°F
April
0.3″
<1
<1
2
46°F
Year
17.4″
5
20
93
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Columbia U Of M (1 mi from the city center, +52 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
17.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Columbia U Of M station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 5.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Columbia have?
About 93 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 23 °F.