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Cincinnati averages 23.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (7.7″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 7 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 22 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
0
<1
2
44°F
November
0.8″
<1
1
14
34°F
December
4.1″
1
4
22
28°F
January
7.7″
2
8
24
24°F
February
6.7″
2
6
21
26°F
March
3.4″
1
2
14
33°F
April
0.4″
<1
<1
4
43°F
Year
23.3″
7
22
102
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Cincinnati Northern Ky Airport (10 mi from the city center, -7 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Cincinnati Lunken Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
23.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Cincinnati Northern Ky Airport station, 10 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 7.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Cincinnati have?
About 102 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 24 °F.