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Brooklyn 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
0
51°F
November
0.5″
<1
<1
4
42°F
December
4.9″
1
3
14
34°F
January
8.8″
2
8
21
28°F
February
10.1″
2
9
18
30°F
March
5.0″
1
4
11
36°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
1
46°F
Year
29.8″
7
24
67
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at New York Cntrl Pk Twr (9 mi from the city center, +72 ft elevation difference). 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, 9 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 10.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Brooklyn have?
About 67 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 28 °F.