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Eau Claire averages 55.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (13.5″), 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 99 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
49°F
October
0.7″
<1
<1
10
37°F
November
4.7″
2
5
23
25°F
December
11.0″
4
21
30
13°F
January
13.5″
4
27
31
6°F
February
11.2″
3
26
27
9°F
March
9.6″
3
18
26
21°F
April
4.3″
1
3
14
33°F
May
0.4″
0
<1
2
45°F
Year
55.4″
16
99
163
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Eau Claire Rgnl Airport (4 mi from the city center, +85 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
55.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Eau Claire Rgnl Airport station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 13.5 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Eau Claire have?
About 163 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 6 °F.