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Gillette averages 55.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is April (9.4″), and snow usually falls from September through June. On about 21 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 66 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
September
0.5″
<1
<1
2
44°F
October
4.4″
2
2
15
32°F
November
5.8″
2
7
25
22°F
December
8.4″
4
14
30
15°F
January
8.2″
3
16
30
14°F
February
9.0″
4
14
27
15°F
March
8.6″
3
8
26
23°F
April
9.4″
2
4
18
30°F
May
1.3″
1
<1
7
39°F
June
0.1″
<1
0
<1
48°F
Year
55.7″
21
66
179
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Gillette 4se (3 mi from the city center, +69 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Gillette Campbell Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
55.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Gillette 4se station, 3 miles away). The snowiest month is April with 9.4 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Gillette have?
About 179 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 14 °F.