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Memphis averages 2.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (1.0″), and snow usually falls from November through March. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 2 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0.1″
0
0
4
43°F
December
0.2″
<1
<1
12
36°F
January
0.9″
<1
1
15
33°F
February
1.0″
<1
1
10
37°F
March
0.5″
<1
<1
4
44°F
Year
2.7″
1
2
45
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Memphis Intl. Airport (7 mi from the city center, -23 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
2.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Memphis Intl. Airport station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 1.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Memphis have?
About 45 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 33 °F.