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Roswell averages 9.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (3.8″), and snow usually falls from October through March. On about 3 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 6 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.4″
<1
<1
1
49°F
November
1.2″
<1
1
12
36°F
December
3.8″
1
2
24
28°F
January
2.4″
1
2
25
28°F
February
1.1″
<1
1
17
33°F
March
0.7″
<1
<1
7
39°F
April
0″
0
0
1
47°F
Year
9.6″
3
6
87
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Roswell Ind Air Pk (6 mi from the city center, +62 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
9.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Roswell Ind Air Pk station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 3.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Roswell have?
About 87 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 28 °F.