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Santa Fe averages 28.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (8.6″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 9 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 37 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
5
39°F
November
3.2″
1
2
21
28°F
December
8.6″
3
11
29
21°F
January
5.0″
2
13
30
21°F
February
5.5″
2
7
26
23°F
March
4.2″
1
2
21
29°F
April
1.1″
<1
1
10
34°F
May
0″
0
0
2
44°F
Year
28.1″
9
37
144
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Santa Fe Seton (6 mi from the city center, -10 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
28.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Santa Fe Seton station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 8.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Santa Fe have?
About 144 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 21 °F.