Brighton Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Brighton

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 Brighton, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
10.3	January	55.0	139.6
9.9	February	44.4	112.8
8.7	March	36.9	93.8
6.6	April	36.5	92.6
3.8	May	12.8	32.4
0.3	June	1.3	3.3
0.6	September	2.4	6.2
4.6	October	18.4	46.8
8.6	November	40.4	102.6
11.9	December	57.1	145.1
65.0	Year	307.3	780.5

30-year snowfall averages at Brighton, 1981 to 2010

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
12.8	January	65.4	166.1
11.7	February	59.2	150.4
12.2	March	54.8	139.2
9.5	April	46.6	118.4
4.6	May	20.5	52.1
1.0	June	2.5	6.4
0.7	September	1.4	3.6
5.2	October	24.4	62.0
11.1	November	59.5	151.1
12.8	December	76.8	195.1
81.6	Year	411.1	1044.2

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 108.4 inches (nine feet) of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive 27 inches or less for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to 84 inches or more, while the lightest years get 33 inches at most.

New snow for February ranges from 68 inches or more in heavy snowfall years to under 49.2 inches in light years.

When Brighton Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of autumn for Brighton usually arrives in October, although often September gets some snow.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in May. June also gets fresh snow about once every three or four years.

Brighton normally gets no new snow during July and August.

How Many Snowstorms Brighton Gets

Most days of snowfall at Brighton result in at least an inch of fresh snow left on the ground. For 54 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals three inches or more.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur 33 times annually at the ski resort. Typically a dozen of these storms are major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day. Snow events this severe can descend on Brighton anytime except in July and August.

Number of days per month and year on average in Brighton 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
12.6	8.7	January	5.3	2.0
11.3	7.7	February	4.7	2.0
11.9	8.2	March	5.0	1.9
9.3	6.6	April	3.7	1.2
4.5	2.9	May	1.6	0.3
1.0	0.5	June	0.2	0.1
0.7	0.4	September	0.2	0.1
5.1	3.4	October	2.0	0.5
10.9	7.2	November	4.7	2.0
12.6	8.3	December	5.5	2.0
79.9	53.9	Year	32.9	12.1

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Brighton

For over half the year, the snow covering the ground in Brighton is over ten inches deep. The ski resort's snowpack grows to more than ten inches in October and November, and stays that deep well into the following May. Occasionally, the snow depth can also top ten inches in June or September.

Average total days per month and year in Brighton 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
31.0	31.0	January	31.0	31.0
28.2	28.2	February	28.2	28.2
31.0	31.0	March	31.0	31.0
30.0	30.0	April	30.0	30.0
22.5	22.1	May	21.6	20.1
3.4	2.8	June	2.3	1.7
1.1	0.8	September	0.5	0.3
12.7	11.0	October	9.3	5.1
27.6	26.7	November	25.8	20.3
31.0	31.0	December	30.7	30.2
218.5	214.6	Year	210.4	197.9