Burlington Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Burlington

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 Burlington, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
5.6	January	21.5	54.5
5.4	February	20.7	52.5
3.4	March	16.6	42.2
0.7	April	2.7	6.7
0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.0	October	0.0	0.1
1.9	November	6.6	16.7
5.1	December	17.1	43.5
22.1	Year	85.1	216.1

30-year snowfall averages at Burlington, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
14.3	January	21.1	53.6
12.1	February	19.3	49.0
8.7	March	17.5	44.5
2.9	April	4.1	10.4
0.1	May	0.0	0.0
0.4	October	0.3	0.8
4.6	November	5.7	14.5
11.6	December	19.5	49.5
54.7	Year	87.5	222.3

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 24.6 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than nine inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 25 inches, while the lightest years get less than 15.1 inches.

New snow for February ranges from over 26.9 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 10.1 inches in light years.

When Burlington Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Burlington usually arrives in November. In some years, October also gets a little snow.

The season's last snowfall commonly happens in April. A dusting of fresh snow can appear in May, but that's unusual.

Burlington is normally free of snow every year from June to September.

How Many Snowstorms Burlington Gets

About half the days it snows in Burlington leave just a skiff, amounting to less than an inch, of fresh snow on the ground. For 23 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least an inch.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur four times a year. Typically one of those days is a major blizzard that dumps ten inches or more.

Number of days per month and year on average in Burlington 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
6.1	1.6	January	0.9	0.2
5.0	1.7	February	0.9	0.2
3.7	1.7	March	1.0	0.3
1.1	0.3	April	0.1	0.0
0.0	0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.1	0.0	October	0.0	0.0
1.7	0.5	November	0.2	0.0
5.4	1.9	December	0.8	0.1
23.1	7.7	Year	3.9	0.8

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Burlington

Throughout much of winter, Burlington has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Typically, on 21 days a year the snow covering Burlington gets to ten or more inches deep. Usually for two of those days the snowpack here builds up to over 20 inches.

Average total days per month and year in Burlington 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
25.3	17.7	January	12.4	6.0
23.9	19.0	February	15.6	6.8
17.1	13.0	March	10.7	5.4
2.2	1.0	April	0.6	0.2
0.0	0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.1	0.1	October	0.0	0.0
4.1	2.3	November	0.9	0.0
16.6	10.1	December	6.4	2.2
89.3	63.2	Year	46.6	20.6