Do you need a snowblower in Alamogordo, NM?
Your answer for Alamogordo
No snowblower
Alamogordo averages 2 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Alamogordo from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Alamogordo
- Oct0.1
- Nov0.1
- Dec0.9
- Jan1.0
- Feb0.1
- Mar0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Alamogordo and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Alamogordo. In New Mexico, Las Vegas gets the most here at 22 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces, NM | 62 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| El Paso, TX | 77 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Sunland Park, NM | 82 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Horizon City, TX | 84 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Socorro, TX | 88 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Artesia, NM | 89 | 4 in | A shovel is enough |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Why storm depth matters more than snowfall and What a winter of snow weighs.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Alamogordo, 2.4 miles from Alamogordo. A normal winter, not this winter's forecast. Snow is weighed at 6.24 pounds a cubic foot, fresh and fairly dry; wet spring snow can weigh three times that.
- The two nearest weather stations sit at very different heights, and the second one averages 17 inches a year. Hills around Alamogordo can get a lot more or less than this.