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Staten Island averages 31.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (10.1″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 7 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 22 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
0
0
<1
49°F
November
0.6″
<1
<1
6
39°F
December
5.4″
1
3
18
31°F
January
9.1″
2
8
23
26°F
February
10.1″
2
8
20
27°F
March
5.6″
2
3
12
34°F
April
0.5″
<1
<1
1
44°F
Year
31.5″
7
22
80
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Newark Intl. Airport (8 mi from the city center, -69 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
31.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Newark Intl. Airport station, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 10.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Staten Island have?
About 80 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 26 °F.