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Cary averages 5.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (2.6″), 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
October
0″
0
0
1
50°F
November
0.1″
0
0
8
40°F
December
0.8″
<1
<1
15
34°F
January
2.6″
1
2
18
32°F
February
1.4″
1
1
14
34°F
March
0.3″
<1
<1
8
40°F
April
0″
0
0
1
49°F
Year
5.2″
2
3
65
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Raleigh Durham Intl. Airport (7 mi from the city center, -82 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
5.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Raleigh Durham Intl. Airport station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Cary have?
About 65 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 32 °F.