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Grand Island averages 27.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (7.3″), and snow usually falls from September through April. On about 9 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 38 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0.1″
0
0
<1
54°F
October
1.1″
<1
1
6
41°F
November
2.3″
1
2
22
28°F
December
4.7″
2
8
30
19°F
January
6.8″
2
13
30
16°F
February
7.3″
2
11
26
19°F
March
3.8″
1
3
22
29°F
April
1.6″
1
1
8
39°F
May
0″
0
0
1
51°F
Year
27.7″
9
38
145
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Grand Island Airport (3 mi from the city center, -39 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
27.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Grand Island Airport station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 7.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Grand Island have?
About 145 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 16 °F.