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Lincoln averages 26.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (7.1″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 8 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
October
0.9″
<1
<1
7
41°F
November
1.5″
1
2
21
28°F
December
5.3″
2
8
29
18°F
January
6.5″
2
13
30
14°F
February
7.1″
2
11
26
18°F
March
3.4″
1
3
21
29°F
April
1.2″
<1
1
8
39°F
May
0.1″
0
0
1
51°F
Year
26.0″
8
38
143
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Lincoln Muni Airport (5 mi from the city center, -10 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
26.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lincoln Muni Airport station, 5 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 7.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Lincoln have?
About 143 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 14 °F.