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Independence averages 13.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (3.6″), 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
0.4″
<1
<1
3
45°F
November
1.2″
<1
1
14
34°F
December
3.5″
2
5
25
24°F
January
3.6″
2
8
28
19°F
February
2.6″
1
4
23
23°F
March
1.7″
1
2
16
33°F
April
0.2″
<1
<1
4
43°F
Year
13.2″
5
20
113
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Independence (2 mi from the city center, -62 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
13.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Independence station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 3.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Independence have?
About 113 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 19 °F.