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La Crosse averages 46.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (11.8″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 13 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 79 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
5
42°F
November
3.4″
1
4
19
30°F
December
10.9″
3
18
28
18°F
January
11.8″
4
24
30
11°F
February
9.7″
3
22
26
14°F
March
7.3″
2
11
24
26°F
April
2.9″
1
1
8
38°F
May
0″
0
0
1
50°F
Year
46.3″
13
79
141
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at La Crosse Muni Airport (5 mi from the city center, -13 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
46.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, La Crosse Muni Airport station, 5 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 11.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does La Crosse have?
About 141 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 11 °F.