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Minot averages 45.1 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (9.8″), and snow usually falls from September through May. 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
0.1″
<1
0
1
47°F
October
1.2″
1
2
13
34°F
November
9.2″
3
15
27
21°F
December
8.1″
3
24
30
9°F
January
9.8″
3
28
30
4°F
February
5.4″
3
24
27
8°F
March
6.1″
2
16
28
19°F
April
4.5″
1
5
17
31°F
May
0.7″
<1
<1
4
43°F
Year
45.1″
15
113
177
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Minot Intl. Airport (2 mi from the city center, +56 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
45.1 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Minot Intl. Airport station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 9.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Minot have?
About 177 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 4 °F.