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Sledding season in Toledo
NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for the Toledo Express Airport weather station, about 15 miles from the middle of our Toledo hill list show November as the first month that averages an inch of snow or more (1.7 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 12.3 inches.
Across a normal year the station records about 37.4 inches of snow. That puts Toledo at 60 of 98 metros on this site, ranked from snowiest down.
About 40 days a year have an inch or more of snow on the ground.
For comparison, Ann Arbor, the nearest metro on our list, averages 45 inches, more than here.
5 of the 11 hills we list here come from a city, county or park district page; Glass City Metropark is described as steep.
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 | 0.1 inches | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 1.7 inches | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| December | 6.5 inches | 1.9 | 7.7 |
| January | 12.3 inches | 3.9 | 14.6 |
| February | 10.2 inches | 3.3 | 11.8 |
| March | 5.3 inches | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| April | 1.3 inches | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station USW00094830. "Not stated by source" means NOAA publishes no value for that station.
Lit hills
3 hills on our Toledo list have lights according to the cited source. Light schedules change, so check the source page before a night trip.
- Side Cut Metropark (Wagener Hill)Lit, open after dark.
- Pearson MetroparkLit for night sledding. Next to Parking Lot 1.
- Glass City MetroparkLit sledding hill.
Local rules
We didn't find a city-wide sledding rule for Toledo in the sources we checked. Individual parks may post their own signs, and those win.
Hours and status lines
Where a source gives hours or a phone line for hill status, here it is. Call before a long drive.
- Pearson Metropark“The tradition of sledding continues at Pearson Metropark, where lights also allow for nighttime sledding on the sledding hill.”
- Glass City Metropark“A new tradition is born at Glass City Metropark, where a lighted sledding hill provides great views of the Maumee River, Waite High School and three bridges: Veterans Memorial Skyway, Martin Luther King and Anthony Wayne.”
Short answers
When does it usually start snowing in Toledo?
In NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Toledo Express 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 Toledo get in a year?
About 37.4 inches a year at the Toledo Express Airport station, per NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals.
Are there lit sledding hills in Toledo?
Yes. 3 hills on our list have lights per the cited source: Side Cut Metropark (Wagener Hill), Pearson Metropark, Glass City Metropark.
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