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Spokane averages 45.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (13.8″), and snow usually falls from September through May. On about 15 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 48 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0.1″
<1
0
<1
47°F
October
0.5″
<1
<1
8
38°F
November
6.2″
2
4
17
31°F
December
13.8″
5
13
25
26°F
January
12.3″
4
16
24
26°F
February
7.8″
3
10
22
27°F
March
3.9″
1
4
18
32°F
April
0.7″
<1
<1
8
37°F
May
0.1″
0
0
2
44°F
Year
45.4″
15
48
123
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Spokane Intl. Airport (5 mi from the city center, +614 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Spokane Felts Fld. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
45.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Spokane Intl. Airport station, 5 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 13.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Spokane have?
About 123 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 26 °F.