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Cranston averages 36.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (10.5″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 10 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 25 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
<1
<1
1
45°F
November
1.0″
<1
1
11
36°F
December
7.6″
2
4
23
28°F
January
10.3″
3
8
26
22°F
February
10.5″
3
8
24
24°F
March
6.4″
2
4
19
30°F
April
0.6″
<1
<1
4
40°F
Year
36.6″
10
25
109
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Providence T F Green Airport (4 mi from the city center, +62 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
36.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Providence T F Green Airport station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 10.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Cranston have?
About 109 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 22 °F.