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Newport News averages 3.0 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (2.3″), and snow usually falls from January 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″
0
0
1
45°F
December
0″
0
0
7
38°F
January
2.3″
1
1
13
34°F
February
0.7″
<1
<1
9
35°F
March
0″
0
0
3
41°F
Year
3.0″
1
1
32
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Norfolk Nas (8 mi from the city center, -7 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
3.0 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Norfolk Nas station, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Newport News have?
About 32 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 34 °F.