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Asheville averages 11.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (3.8″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 3 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 7 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
2
47°F
November
0.5″
<1
<1
10
37°F
December
2.7″
1
2
18
32°F
January
3.8″
1
3
20
29°F
February
2.2″
1
2
16
32°F
March
2.0″
<1
1
10
38°F
April
0.3″
<1
0
2
46°F
Year
11.5″
3
7
77
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Asheville (in the city, +105 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
11.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Asheville station). The snowiest month is January with 3.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Asheville have?
About 77 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 29 °F.