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Queens averages 25.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (8.6″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 6 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 20 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0.4″
<1
<1
4
40°F
December
4.5″
1
3
16
32°F
January
7.5″
2
6
22
26°F
February
8.6″
2
7
20
27°F
March
4.3″
1
3
12
34°F
April
0.6″
<1
<1
1
43°F
Year
25.9″
6
20
74
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at New York Jfk Intl. Airport (5 mi from the city center, -33 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
25.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, New York Jfk Intl. Airport station, 5 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 8.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Queens have?
About 74 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 26 °F.