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Richmond averages 8.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (3.7″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about 3 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 7 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
8
39°F
December
1.8″
1
1
17
32°F
January
3.7″
1
3
20
29°F
February
2.2″
1
2
17
30°F
March
1.1″
<1
1
10
37°F
April
0″
0
0
1
46°F
Year
8.8″
3
7
74
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Richmond Intl. Airport (8 mi from the city center, -59 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
8.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Richmond Intl. Airport station, 8 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 3.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Richmond have?
About 74 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 29 °F.