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Appleton averages 49.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (12.6″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 16 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 83 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.3″
<1
<1
8
39°F
November
2.4″
1
3
21
28°F
December
11.6″
4
16
29
17°F
January
12.6″
4
25
30
10°F
February
11.2″
4
24
27
12°F
March
7.2″
2
13
26
22°F
April
4.0″
1
2
13
34°F
May
0.1″
0
0
2
46°F
Year
49.4″
16
83
157
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Appleton (1 mi from the city center, -7 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
49.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Appleton station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 12.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Appleton have?
About 157 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 10 °F.