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Petersburg averages 3.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (2.1″), and snow usually falls from December 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
October
0″
0
0
1
48°F
November
0″
0
0
10
37°F
December
0.4″
<1
<1
19
31°F
January
2.1″
1
1
22
28°F
February
1.0″
<1
<1
20
29°F
March
0″
0
0
12
36°F
April
0″
0
0
1
46°F
Year
3.5″
1
1
85
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Hopewell (8 mi from the city center, -33 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Petersburg. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
3.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Hopewell station, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Petersburg have?
About 85 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 28 °F.