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Cleveland averages 63.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (18.4″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 20 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 52 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
0
0
0
49°F
November
4.5″
2
3
6
38°F
December
12.2″
4
10
19
30°F
January
18.4″
6
17
25
24°F
February
15.1″
5
14
22
25°F
March
10.8″
3
7
18
31°F
April
2.7″
1
1
2
41°F
Year
63.8″
20
52
91
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Cleveland (10 mi from the city center, +95 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Cleveland Burke Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
63.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Cleveland station, 10 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 18.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Cleveland have?
About 91 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 24 °F.