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Salt Lake City averages 51.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (12.7″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 16 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 45 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.5″
<1
<1
3
44°F
November
7.0″
2
3
17
33°F
December
12.1″
4
13
27
25°F
January
12.7″
4
16
27
24°F
February
10.7″
3
9
21
29°F
March
5.9″
2
3
12
36°F
April
2.9″
1
1
4
42°F
May
0.1″
0
0
<1
50°F
Year
51.9″
16
45
112
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Salt Lake City Intl. Airport (4 mi from the city center, -75 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
51.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Salt Lake City Intl. Airport station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 12.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Salt Lake City have?
About 112 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 24 °F.