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Billings averages 35.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (9.8″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 12 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 52 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
45°F
October
1.7″
1
1
11
34°F
November
3.1″
1
5
24
24°F
December
9.8″
3
11
30
16°F
January
7.5″
2
18
29
14°F
February
4.7″
2
10
26
17°F
March
4.9″
1
5
23
25°F
April
3.2″
1
1
12
33°F
May
0.1″
<1
<1
2
42°F
Year
35.0″
12
52
157
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Billings Wtp (1 mi from the city center, -33 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
35.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Billings Wtp station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 9.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Billings have?
About 157 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 14 °F.