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Bellingham averages 3.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (1.1″), and snow usually falls from October through March. On about 1 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
October
0.1″
0
<1
2
43°F
November
0.8″
<1
1
9
38°F
December
0.3″
<1
1
13
34°F
January
1.1″
<1
1
13
34°F
February
0.6″
<1
<1
12
35°F
March
0.5″
<1
0
7
38°F
April
0″
0
0
2
42°F
Year
3.4″
1
3
59
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Bellingham 3 Ssw (3 mi from the city center, -52 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Bellingham Intl. Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
3.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Bellingham 3 Ssw station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 1.1 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Bellingham have?
About 59 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 34 °F.