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Columbia averages 1.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (0.6″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about <1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 1 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0″
0
0
2
44°F
December
0.1″
<1
<1
9
39°F
January
0.6″
<1
1
12
37°F
February
0.4″
<1
<1
7
40°F
March
0.1″
0
0
3
46°F
Year
1.2″
<1
1
33
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Columbia (6 mi from the city center, -89 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Columbia Owens Dwtn Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
1.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Columbia station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 0.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Columbia have?
About 33 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 37 °F.