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El Paso averages 2.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (1.3″), and snow usually falls from November through February. 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
0.5″
<1
0
5
42°F
December
1.3″
<1
1
14
34°F
January
0.8″
<1
<1
15
35°F
February
0.2″
<1
<1
7
39°F
March
0″
0
0
2
46°F
Year
2.8″
1
1
42
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at El Paso Intl. Airport (7 mi from the city center, +187 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
2.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, El Paso Intl. Airport station, 7 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 1.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does El Paso have?
About 42 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 34 °F.