Do you need a snowblower in Allen, TX?
Your answer for Allen
No snowblower
Allen averages 3 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Allen from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Allen
- Nov0.1
- Dec0.6
- Jan0.2
- Feb1.3
- Mar0.4
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Allen and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Allen. In Texas, Amarillo gets the most here at 17 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview, TX | 4 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Plano, TX | 6 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| McKinney, TX | 7 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Murphy, TX | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Frisco, TX | 9 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Richardson, TX | 10 | 2 in | No snowblower |
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 Frisco, 9.0 miles from Allen. 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.