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Farmington averages 7.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (2.1″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 3 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 3 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.5″
<1
<1
7
38°F
November
0.9″
<1
<1
23
27°F
December
1.5″
1
1
30
19°F
January
1.9″
1
1
30
19°F
February
2.1″
1
1
26
24°F
March
0.7″
<1
<1
21
30°F
April
0.2″
<1
0
11
35°F
May
0″
0
0
2
44°F
Year
7.8″
3
3
149
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Fruitland (7 mi from the city center, -164 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Farmington Rgnl Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
7.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Fruitland station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 2.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Farmington have?
About 149 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 19 °F.