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Portsmouth Heights 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 (10 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, 10 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Portsmouth Heights 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.