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Lima averages 18.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (6.0″), and snow usually falls from November through April. On about 6 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″
0
0
3
44°F
November
0.4″
<1
<1
14
34°F
December
4.1″
1
3
23
26°F
January
6.0″
2
9
27
20°F
February
5.1″
2
8
24
22°F
March
2.8″
1
2
19
30°F
April
0.1″
<1
<1
6
40°F
Year
18.5″
6
22
116
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Lima Wwtp (2 mi from the city center, -39 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Lima Allen Co Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
18.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lima Wwtp station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 6.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Lima have?
About 116 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 20 °F.