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Niagara Falls averages 72.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (22.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 21 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 60 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
<1
0
3
42°F
November
4.1″
1
2
15
32°F
December
15.7″
5
11
25
24°F
January
22.3″
6
19
27
17°F
February
16.3″
5
17
26
17°F
March
11.6″
3
11
23
25°F
April
2.2″
1
1
11
34°F
May
0″
0
0
1
46°F
Year
72.4″
21
60
132
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Niagara Falls (4 mi from the city center, -26 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Niagara Falls Intl. Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
72.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Niagara Falls station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 22.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Niagara Falls have?
About 132 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 17 °F.