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Sledding season in Youngstown
NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for the Youngstown-Warren Rgnl Airport weather station, about 12 miles from the middle of our Youngstown hill list show November as the first month that averages an inch of snow or more (4.5 inches). The normals are monthly averages, so they can't give a first-snow date. Some years come early, some late.
October snow is part of the record here: the normal for that month is 0.7 inches.
January is the snowiest month on average, at 19.6 inches.
Across a normal year the station records about 67.8 inches of snow. That puts Youngstown at 18 of 98 metros on this site, ranked from snowiest down.
Snow doesn't sit around long, though. Only about 58 days a year have an inch or more on the ground, which is low for this much snowfall. Go soon after a storm.
For comparison, Canton, the nearest metro on our list, averages 47.2 inches, less than here.
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 | 0.7 inches | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| November | 4.5 inches | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| December | 14.8 inches | 4.9 | 12.0 |
| January | 19.6 inches | 6.7 | 19.0 |
| February | 15.1 inches | 5.0 | 15.5 |
| March | 10.5 inches | 3.0 | 8.1 |
| April | 2.6 inches | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station USW00014852. "Not stated by source" means NOAA publishes no value for that station.
Lit hills
None of the sources we used for Youngstown 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 Youngstown in the sources we checked. Individual parks may post their own signs, and those win.
Short answers
When does it usually start snowing in Youngstown?
In NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Youngstown-Warren Rgnl 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 Youngstown get in a year?
About 67.8 inches a year at the Youngstown-Warren Rgnl Airport station, per NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals.
Are there lit sledding hills in Youngstown?
None of the sources we used mention lights. Plan on daylight.
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