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Wausau averages 64.3 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (14.8″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 20 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 112 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
0.9″
<1
<1
9
37°F
November
6.5″
2
6
23
25°F
December
14.4″
5
24
30
14°F
January
14.8″
5
30
31
7°F
February
12.7″
4
28
27
10°F
March
8.3″
3
21
26
21°F
April
6.5″
2
4
15
32°F
May
0.2″
<1
0
2
45°F
Year
64.3″
20
112
163
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Wausau Dwtn Airport (2 mi from the city center, -36 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
64.3 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Wausau Dwtn Airport station, 2 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 14.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Wausau have?
About 163 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 7 °F.