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Gastonia averages 1.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (0.9″), and snow usually falls from December through January. On about <1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 1 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
51°F
November
0″
0
0
7
41°F
December
0.3″
<1
<1
15
36°F
January
0.9″
<1
<1
18
33°F
February
0″
0
<1
13
36°F
March
0″
0
0
7
42°F
April
0″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
1.2″
<1
1
60
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Gastonia (2 mi from the city center, -118 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Gastonia Muni Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
1.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Gastonia station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 0.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Gastonia have?
About 60 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 33 °F.