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Sparks averages 20.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (5.2″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 6 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 14 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
0
0
5
40°F
November
1.8″
1
1
19
31°F
December
5.2″
1
4
27
26°F
January
5.2″
2
6
26
26°F
February
5.2″
2
2
22
29°F
March
2.9″
1
1
15
34°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
7
39°F
May
0.1″
0
0
1
47°F
Year
20.9″
6
14
122
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Reno Tahoe Intl. Airport (4 mi from the city center, -13 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
20.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Reno Tahoe Intl. Airport station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 5.2 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Sparks have?
About 122 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 26 °F.