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Charleston averages 31.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (10.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 10 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 19 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.6″
<1
<1
2
45°F
November
1.5″
1
1
13
36°F
December
5.0″
2
3
20
30°F
January
10.3″
3
7
23
26°F
February
7.7″
3
5
19
29°F
March
5.9″
2
3
14
35°F
April
0.5″
<1
<1
4
45°F
Year
31.5″
10
19
94
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Charleston Yeager Airport (3 mi from the city center, +259 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
31.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Charleston Yeager Airport station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 10.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Charleston have?
About 94 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 26 °F.