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Greensboro averages 7.1 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 5 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0.1″
0
0
6
39°F
December
1.2″
<1
1
15
33°F
January
2.9″
1
2
19
30°F
February
2.0″
1
1
14
33°F
March
0.9″
<1
<1
7
39°F
April
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
7.1″
2
5
62
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Piedmont Triad Intl. Airport (9 mi from the city center, +36 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Greensboro Wtp. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
7.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Piedmont Triad Intl. Airport station, 9 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.9 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Greensboro have?
About 62 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 30 °F.