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Waukesha averages 36.9 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (10.4″), 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 62 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
<1
<1
6
40°F
November
1.8″
1
2
19
28°F
December
8.8″
3
12
28
18°F
January
10.4″
4
20
30
12°F
February
10.1″
3
19
26
15°F
March
4.6″
2
8
24
24°F
April
1.1″
1
1
10
35°F
May
0″
0
0
1
46°F
Year
36.9″
13
62
143
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Waukesha Wwtp (1 mi from the city center, -36 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
36.9 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Waukesha Wwtp station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 10.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Waukesha have?
About 143 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 12 °F.