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South Kingstown averages 34.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (10.0″), 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 30 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
6
41°F
November
0.6″
<1
<1
17
32°F
December
6.6″
2
5
25
25°F
January
10.0″
3
10
27
19°F
February
9.9″
3
9
25
21°F
March
6.2″
2
5
23
27°F
April
1.1″
<1
<1
11
36°F
May
0″
0
0
2
45°F
Year
34.5″
10
30
135
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Kingston (3 mi from the city center, -79 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Kingston 1 W. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
34.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Kingston station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 10.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does South Kingstown have?
About 135 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 19 °F.