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Akron averages 47.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (13.4″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 16 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 46 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.3″
<1
0
3
44°F
November
3.3″
1
2
14
35°F
December
8.9″
3
9
23
27°F
January
13.4″
5
16
26
21°F
February
12.0″
4
13
24
22°F
March
7.6″
3
6
21
30°F
April
1.7″
1
1
7
40°F
May
0″
0
0
1
51°F
Year
47.2″
16
46
118
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Akron Canton Rgnl Airport (12 mi from the city center, +240 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Akron Fulton Intl. Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
47.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Akron Canton Rgnl Airport station, 12 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 13.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Akron have?
About 118 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 21 °F.