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Garfield averages 29.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (10.1″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 7 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 24 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
1
48°F
November
0.5″
<1
<1
7
38°F
December
4.9″
1
3
20
31°F
January
8.8″
2
8
24
26°F
February
10.1″
2
9
21
27°F
March
5.0″
1
4
14
34°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
2
44°F
Year
29.8″
7
24
89
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at New York Cntrl Pk Twr (10 mi from the city center, +92 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Teterboro Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
29.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, New York Cntrl Pk Twr station, 10 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 10.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Garfield have?
About 89 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 26 °F.