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Fargo averages 51.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (11.7″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 14 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 107 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0″
0
0
1
48°F
October
1.2″
<1
1
12
35°F
November
6.8″
2
9
26
21°F
December
11.7″
3
22
31
8°F
January
10.3″
3
29
31
0°F
February
8.1″
3
25
27
4°F
March
9.2″
3
18
27
18°F
April
4.1″
1
5
16
32°F
May
0″
0
<1
3
44°F
Year
51.4″
14
107
172
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Fargo Hector Intl. Airport (3 mi from the city center, -16 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
51.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Fargo Hector Intl. Airport station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 11.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Fargo have?
About 172 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 0 °F.