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Grand Forks averages 48.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (12.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 15 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 113 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
45°F
October
1.6″
<1
1
15
33°F
November
6.6″
2
10
28
18°F
December
12.3″
4
25
31
4°F
January
9.9″
3
30
31
-3°F
February
7.1″
2
25
28
1°F
March
7.4″
2
19
28
15°F
April
3.5″
1
4
19
29°F
May
0″
0
0
4
41°F
Year
48.4″
15
113
185
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Grand Forks Intl. Airport (7 mi from the city center, +3 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
48.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Grand Forks Intl. Airport station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 12.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Grand Forks have?
About 185 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of -3 °F.