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Sledding season in Canton
NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for the Akron Canton Airport weather station, about 6 miles from the middle of our Canton hill list show November as the first month that averages an inch of snow or more (3.3 inches). The normals are monthly averages, so they can't give a first-snow date. Some years come early, some late.
January is the snowiest month on average, at 13.4 inches.
Across a normal year the station records about 47.2 inches of snow. That puts Canton at 49 of 98 metros on this site, ranked from snowiest down.
Snow doesn't sit around long, though. Only about 46 days a year have an inch or more on the ground, which is low for this much snowfall. Go soon after a storm.
That's close to Akron, the nearest metro on our list (47.2 inches).
Akron uses the same weather station on this site, so the snow numbers match. The hills don't.
1 of the 1 hills we list here come from a city, county or park district page.
Month by month
| Month | Average snowfall | Days with 1 inch or more of new snow | Days with 1 inch or more on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | 0.3 inches | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 3.3 inches | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| December | 8.9 inches | 3.2 | 8.8 |
| January | 13.4 inches | 4.6 | 15.7 |
| February | 12 inches | 4.0 | 12.8 |
| March | 7.6 inches | 2.7 | 5.9 |
| April | 1.7 inches | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station USW00014895. "Not stated by source" means NOAA publishes no value for that station.
Lit hills
None of the sources we used for Canton mention lights on a sledding hill. Plan on daylight, and see our national lit hills list if you're travelling.
Local rules
We didn't find a city-wide sledding rule for Canton in the sources we checked. Individual parks may post their own signs, and those win.
Short answers
When does it usually start snowing in Canton?
In NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Akron Canton Airport station, November is the first month averaging an inch of snow or more. The normals are monthly averages, not a date.
How much snow does Canton get in a year?
About 47.2 inches a year at the Akron Canton Airport station, per NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals.
Are there lit sledding hills in Canton?
None of the sources we used mention lights. Plan on daylight.
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