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Yakima averages 20.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (7.7″), and snow usually falls from October through March. On about 7 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 26 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0″
0
0
1
45°F
October
0.1″
0
<1
11
35°F
November
3.0″
1
2
23
27°F
December
7.7″
2
9
28
23°F
January
6.2″
2
11
27
24°F
February
2.7″
1
4
23
26°F
March
0.6″
<1
<1
20
30°F
April
0″
0
0
11
35°F
May
0″
0
0
3
44°F
Year
20.3″
7
26
147
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Yakima Air Terminal (3 mi from the city center, -3 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
20.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Yakima Air Terminal station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 7.7 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Yakima have?
About 147 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, December, averages a low of 23 °F.