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Olympia averages 3.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (2.0″), and snow usually falls from December through March. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 2 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
4
41°F
November
0″
0
0
11
36°F
December
1.2″
1
<1
14
33°F
January
2.0″
1
1
13
33°F
February
0.6″
<1
<1
14
32°F
March
0.1″
0
0
13
35°F
April
0″
0
0
6
38°F
May
0″
0
0
1
43°F
Year
3.9″
1
2
77
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Olympia Airport (5 mi from the city center, +161 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
3.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Olympia Airport station, 5 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.0 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Olympia have?
About 77 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, February, averages a low of 32 °F.