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Chapel Hill averages 2.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (1.5″), and snow usually falls from November through March. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 0 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
0.2″
<1
0
16
35°F
January
1.5″
<1
0
20
32°F
February
0.9″
<1
0
15
34°F
March
0.1″
0
0
8
40°F
April
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
2.8″
1
0
68
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Chapel Hill 2 W (1 mi from the city center, +10 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Chapel Hill Williams Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
2.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Chapel Hill 2 W station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 1.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Chapel Hill have?
About 68 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 32 °F.