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Apex averages 4.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (2.9″), and snow usually falls from November through March. On about 2 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 3 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0.3″
<1
<1
7
40°F
December
0.2″
<1
<1
16
34°F
January
2.9″
1
2
19
31°F
February
1.0″
<1
1
15
33°F
March
0.4″
<1
<1
9
39°F
April
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
4.8″
2
3
67
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Apex (1 mi from the city center, -52 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
4.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Apex station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Apex have?
About 67 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 31 °F.