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Harrisonburg averages 19.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (6.2″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 6 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 19 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.2″
<1
<1
5
43°F
November
0.6″
<1
<1
17
33°F
December
3.6″
1
4
25
26°F
January
4.2″
1
5
26
23°F
February
6.2″
2
6
23
24°F
March
4.5″
1
3
20
30°F
April
0.1″
0
0
7
40°F
May
0″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
19.4″
6
19
123
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Dale Enterprise (4 mi from the city center, +26 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
19.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Dale Enterprise station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 6.2 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Harrisonburg have?
About 123 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 23 °F.