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Raleigh averages 4.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (2.5″), 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 4 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
5
41°F
December
1.0″
<1
1
13
35°F
January
2.5″
1
2
18
32°F
February
0.8″
<1
1
14
33°F
March
0.1″
0
<1
7
40°F
April
0″
0
0
1
49°F
Year
4.5″
2
4
57
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Raleigh State Univ (4 mi from the city center, +75 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
4.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Raleigh State Univ station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Raleigh have?
About 57 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 32 °F.