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Hackensack 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 (8 mi from the city center, +105 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, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 10.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Hackensack 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.