Lancaster Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Lancaster

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 Lancaster, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
2.4	January	8.4	21.4
2.4	February	11.8	29.9
1.4	March	5.3	13.4
0.2	April	0.3	0.8
0.1	October	0.9	2.3
0.4	November	1.1	2.8
1.0	December	3.4	8.6
8.2	Year	29.6	75.1

30-year snowfall averages at Lancaster, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
2.7	January	6.1	15.5
2.7	February	7.4	18.8
1.2	March	3.4	8.6
0.1	April	0.2	0.5
0.0	October	0.3	0.8
0.3	November	0.6	1.5
1.1	December	3.4	8.6
8.1	Year	21.4	54.4

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 5.7 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive no snow for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 9.7 inches, while the lightest years get an inch or less.

Snow in February ranges from over 10.2 inches in heavy snowfall years to under one inch in light years.

When Lancaster Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

Lancaster usually sees its first snowfall of winter in December. But it can start snowing as early as November or as late as January.

The season's last snowfall can happen anytime from February to April.

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

How Many Snowstorms Lancaster Gets

Although it doesn't often snow in Lancaster, a snowfall usually results in at least an inch of snow left on the ground. For two days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least three inches.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur once a year. But major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are rare events that happen just twice a decade.

Number of days per month and year on average in Lancaster 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
1.8	0.6	January	0.3	0.1
1.7	1.0	February	0.5	0.1
0.9	0.3	March	0.2	0.0
0.1	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
0.2	0.0	November	0.0	0.0
0.9	0.3	December	0.1	0.0
5.3	2.2	Year	1.0	0.2

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Lancaster

For less than one-fifth of winter days, Lancaster has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Typically, on nine days a year, the snow covering Lancaster gets to five or more inches deep. For two or three of those days, the snowpack builds up to over ten inches.

Average total days per month and year in Lancaster 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
6.8	3.1	January	2.2	0.5
9.2	6.5	February	4.7	1.5
3.4	2.0	March	0.8	0.2
0.2	0.0	November	0.0	0.0
2.4	1.7	December	1.1	0.1
22.0	13.3	Year	8.8	2.3