Providence Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Providence

The next two tables list monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

10-year snowfall averages at Providence, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
2.9	January	14.0	35.5
3.3	February	13.8	35.1
1.8	March	6.2	15.8
0.3	April	1.1	2.7
0.2	October	0.2	0.6
0.3	November	0.9	2.3
1.5	December	4.7	11.9
10.3	Year	40.9	103.9

30-year snowfall averages at Providence, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
5.7	January	10.3	26.2
5.4	February	10.5	26.7
3.7	March	6.4	16.3
0.4	April	0.6	1.5
0.1	October	0.2	0.5
0.6	November	1.0	2.5
3.4	December	7.6	19.3
19.3	Year	36.6	93.0

These averages don't show how much the snowfall in Providence varies from year to year.

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 10.2 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 1.2 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 15 inches, while the lightest years get 3.8 inches or less.

New snow for February ranges from over 13.3 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 4.9 inches in light years.

When Providence Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Providence usually arrives in December. One in every three or four years also receives snow in November. Less commonly, some snow lands in October.

The season's last snowfall most often happens in March. About one-quarter of Aprils also see a dusting of snow.

Providence is normally free of snow every year from May to October.

How Many Snowstorms Providence Gets

Half the days of snowfall in Providence amount to just a skiff, leaving less than an inch of fresh snow on the ground. For ten days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least an inch.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur once or twice a year. But major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are rare events, that historically have happened a few times a decade.

Number of days per month and year on average in Providence with a total snowfall of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
2.8	0.9	January	0.5	0.2
2.5	1.1	February	0.4	0.1
2.0	0.8	March	0.3	0.0
0.2	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
0.1	0.0	October	0.0	0.0
0.3	0.2	November	0.1	0.0
1.9	0.8	December	0.4	0.0
9.8	3.8	Year	1.7	0.3

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Providence

For about one-quarter of winter days, Providence has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Typically, on three of those days, the snow covering Providence builds up to five or more inches deep.

Average total days per month and year in Providence with snow depth of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches on the ground

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
8.3	4.4	January	2.4	0.8
7.9	5.1	February	3.3	1.9
3.9	1.8	March	0.9	0.4
0.1	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
0.1	0.0	October	0.0	0.0
0.5	0.2	November	0.0	0.0
3.9	2.1	December	1.6	0.3
24.7	13.6	Year	8.2	3.4