Learn German: Schneit es im Januar oft? - Does it snow often in January?

In German, months always take a definite article. Since all months are masculine, expressing 'in January' requires the dative case for a fixed point in time. The preposition in and the article dem combine to form the contraction im. You will use im for every single month of the year!

Where is the translation for 'Does' in this question?

German does not use helper verbs like 'do' or 'does' to ask questions. To ask 'Does it snow?', you simply put the verb first and the subject second: Schneit es? (which literally means 'Snows it?').

Can I put the word oft earlier, like Schneit es oft im Januar?

Yes, absolutely! Both Schneit es im Januar oft? and Schneit es oft im Januar? are grammatically correct and sound natural. Placing oft at the very end just puts a little more emphasis on the frequency.

What is the dictionary form of Schneit?

The infinitive (dictionary form) is schneien (to snow). Because the subject is the pronoun es (it), we drop the -en ending and add -t to make schneit.