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Ithaca averages 62.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (16.6″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 20 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 73 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0″
0
0
1
49°F
October
0.2″
<1
<1
7
39°F
November
4.6″
1
4
18
30°F
December
12.2″
4
14
26
22°F
January
16.6″
6
21
28
15°F
February
14.5″
5
20
26
15°F
March
12.0″
4
13
25
22°F
April
2.8″
1
1
14
33°F
May
0″
0
0
3
44°F
Year
62.9″
20
73
148
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Ithaca Cornell Univ (2 mi from the city center, +545 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
62.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Ithaca Cornell Univ station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 16.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Ithaca have?
About 148 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 15 °F.