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Charlottesville averages 15.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (6.2″), and snow usually falls from December through April. On about 5 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 12 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0″
0
0
2
48°F
November
0″
0
0
10
39°F
December
4.4″
1
3
20
32°F
January
3.6″
1
3
23
30°F
February
6.2″
2
5
19
31°F
March
1.3″
<1
1
13
38°F
April
0.1″
0
0
2
47°F
Year
15.6″
5
12
88
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Monticello (2 mi from the city center, +295 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Charlottesville Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
15.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Monticello station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 6.2 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Charlottesville have?
About 88 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 30 °F.