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Suffolk averages 5.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (3.1″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about 2 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 3 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
5
41°F
December
0.9″
<1
<1
13
35°F
January
3.1″
1
2
17
31°F
February
1.5″
1
1
14
33°F
March
0.3″
<1
<1
7
39°F
Year
5.8″
2
3
56
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Suffolk Lake Kilby (1 mi from the city center, -49 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
5.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Suffolk Lake Kilby station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 3.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Suffolk have?
About 56 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 31 °F.