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Carson City averages 14.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (6.4″), and snow usually falls from November through March. On about 5 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 9 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
46°F
October
0″
0
0
13
36°F
November
0.7″
1
1
22
28°F
December
6.4″
1
3
26
24°F
January
3.6″
1
3
27
24°F
February
1.7″
1
2
23
27°F
March
1.6″
1
1
20
32°F
April
0″
<1
0
12
36°F
May
0″
0
0
3
43°F
Year
14.0″
5
9
146
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Carson City (3 mi from the city center, +66 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
14.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Carson City station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 6.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Carson City have?
About 146 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 24 °F.