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Montclair averages 31.5 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 22 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
0
0
2
45°F
November
0.6″
<1
<1
12
35°F
December
5.4″
1
3
23
28°F
January
9.1″
2
8
26
23°F
February
10.1″
2
8
24
24°F
March
5.6″
2
3
18
31°F
April
0.5″
<1
<1
4
41°F
Year
31.5″
7
22
108
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Newark Intl. Airport (10 mi from the city center, -331 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Caldwell Essex Co Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
31.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Newark Intl. Airport station, 10 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 10.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Montclair have?
About 108 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 23 °F.