Peoria Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Peoria

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 Peoria, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
2.3	January	8.5	21.6
3.2	February	10.4	26.3
1.1	March	3.7	9.4
0.2	April	0.8	2.0
0.1	October	0.4	1.1
0.7	November	1.8	4.6
1.7	December	5.2	13.1
9.3	Year	30.8	78.1

30-year snowfall averages at Peoria, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
6.2	January	7.7	19.6
4.9	February	6.9	17.5
2.2	March	3.3	8.4
0.6	April	0.5	1.3
0.1	October	0.1	0.3
1.4	November	1.5	3.8
4.6	December	6.2	15.7
20.0	Year	26.2	66.5

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

In December, for instance, one in four years totals 7.8 inches or more of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive 2.5 inches or less for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 9.8 inches, while the lightest years get less than 5.1 inches.

Snow in February ranges from over 12.4 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 1.8 inches in light years.

When Peoria Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

Peoria's first snowfall of winter usually arrives in November, although at least one in four years don't see snow until December.

Over the long-term Peoria has averaged half an inch of snow during April. But in most years April has no snow. The season's last snowfall more typically happens in March.

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

How Many Snowstorms Peoria Gets

Most days of snowfall in Peoria result in just a skiff of less than an inch left on the ground. On an average of eight days a year, at least an inch of snow lands in one day.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day don't occur here every year, and when they do, they don't last long. Major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are essentially unheard of here.

Number of days per month and year on average in Peoria 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
2.5	0.8	January	0.3	0.0
2.2	0.8	February	0.2	0.0
1.0	0.3	March	0.2	0.0
0.1	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
0.5	0.1	November	0.0	0.0
1.8	0.6	December	0.2	0.0
8.1	2.6	Year	0.9	0.0

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Peoria

For fewer than half of winter days, Peoria has an inch or more of snow on the ground.

Typically, for eight days in a winter, the snow covering Peoria gets to five or more inches deep. In some winters, the snowpack briefly builds up to ten inches or more.

Average total days per month and year in Peoria 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
14.2	7.3	January	3.6	0.7
8.8	4.9	February	2.6	0.5
3.1	1.5	March	0.4	0.0
0.3	0.1	April	0.0	0.0
1.3	0.4	November	0.0	0.0
7.9	3.6	December	1.8	0.1
35.6	17.8	Year	8.4	1.3