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Schenectady averages 59.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (15.6″), and snow usually falls from October through May. 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 57 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.3″
<1
<1
5
41°F
November
2.6″
1
2
17
32°F
December
13.3″
3
10
26
23°F
January
15.6″
4
18
28
16°F
February
13.7″
3
16
26
18°F
March
12.0″
3
10
24
26°F
April
1.6″
1
1
9
37°F
May
0.1″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
59.2″
15
57
136
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Albany Airport (8 mi from the city center, +56 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
59.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Albany Airport station, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 15.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Schenectady have?
About 136 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 16 °F.