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Poughkeepsie averages 44.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (11.3″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 15 days a year at least an inch falls, and about 1 day brings 10 inches or more. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 58 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
6
41°F
November
1.1″
<1
1
18
32°F
December
9.2″
3
11
26
24°F
January
11.3″
5
19
28
18°F
February
11.2″
3
16
26
20°F
March
10.7″
3
11
22
27°F
April
0.7″
<1
1
9
38°F
May
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
44.2″
15
58
136
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Walden 1 Ese (16 mi from the city center, +180 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
44.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Walden 1 Ese station, 16 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 11.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Poughkeepsie have?
About 136 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.