Cincinnati Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Cincinnati

This first table lists monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

These averages don't show how much Cincinnati's snowfall varies from year to year.

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 5.7 inches of snow. But at least another 25 percent of years receive less than 0.9 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 11.9 inches, while the lightest years get less than 3.4 inches.

Snow in February ranges from over 8.4 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 1.7 inches in light years.

When Cincinnati Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

Cincinnati's first snowfall of winter usually arrives in November or December. In rare years, October also gets some snow.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in March, but sometimes new snow also shows up in April.

Cincinnati is normally free of snow every year from May to September.

How Many Snowstorms Cincinnati Gets

Most days of snowfall in Cincinnati result in just a skiff of less than an inch left on the ground. On seven days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least an inch.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day are rare events that don't appear every winter. Major blizzards that dump ten inches or more are not at all normal for Cincinnati.

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Cincinnati

For just a small fraction of winter days, Cincinnati has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

The city averages three or four days a year when the snow depth builds to five inches or more deep. In most years though, the snowpack never accumulates over ten inches.