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Amarillo averages 17.2 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (4.0″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 5 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 10 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.7″
<1
<1
3
45°F
November
2.6″
1
1
15
34°F
December
3.8″
1
3
26
26°F
January
4.0″
1
3
27
25°F
February
3.5″
1
2
21
28°F
March
1.9″
1
1
13
35°F
April
0.5″
<1
<1
4
43°F
May
0.2″
0
0
<1
53°F
Year
17.2″
5
10
108
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Amarillo (7 mi from the city center, -102 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
17.2 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Amarillo station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 4.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Amarillo have?
About 108 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 25 °F.