Akron Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Akron

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 Akron, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
4.8	January	14.5	36.8
5.1	February	16.0	40.5
2.7	March	7.0	17.8
0.7	April	1.5	3.8
0.0	October	0.0	0.0
0.9	November	3.0	7.7
2.6	December	7.8	19.8
16.8	Year	49.8	126.5

30-year snowfall averages at Akron, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
13.3	January	13.4	34.0
10.0	February	12.0	30.5
6.7	March	7.6	19.3
2.0	April	1.7	4.3
0.4	October	0.3	0.8
3.4	November	3.3	8.4
9.5	December	8.9	22.6
45.3	Year	47.2	119.9

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 13.5 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 4.5 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 18.9 inches, while the lightest years get less than eight inches.

Snow in February ranges from over 16.3 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 7.4 inches in light years.

When Akron Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

Akron's first snowfall of winter usually arrives in November, although in some years it starts snowing in October.

The season's last snowfall usually happens in April, and less often in March.

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

How Many Snowstorms Akron Gets

Most days of snowfall in Akron result in just a skiff of less than an inch left on the ground. For 16 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least an inch.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day typically occur about once a year. Major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are not normal here.

Number of days per month and year on average in Akron 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
4.6	0.9	January	0.3	0.0
4.0	1.1	February	0.3	0.0
2.7	0.6	March	0.2	0.0
0.6	0.1	April	0.0	0.0
0.1	0.0	October	0.0	0.0
1.2	0.2	November	0.1	0.0
3.2	0.6	December	0.2	0.0
16.4	3.5	Year	1.1	0.0

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Akron

For most of winter Akron has no more than an inch of snow on the ground.

Typically on 12 days a year the snow covering Akron amounts to five or more inches deep. For one or two of those days, the snowpack builds up to at least ten inches.

Average total days per month and year in Akron 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
15.7	8.5	January	4.7	0.6
12.8	7.2	February	4.5	0.5
5.9	2.2	March	1.0	0.2
0.6	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
2.0	0.6	November	0.1	0.0
8.8	3.6	December	1.3	0.2
45.8	22.1	Year	11.6	1.5