Do you need a snowblower in Attleboro, MA?
What clears snow in Attleboro
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Attleboro about once every 1 winters. That is deeper than a single-stage intake can swallow.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
A normal Attleboro winter
- Snow a year
- 50 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 48
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.4 times what a typical snowy US city gets. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 6.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Attleboro
- Oct0.2
- Nov1.2
- Dec9.2
- Jan14.3
- Feb12.6
- Mar10.1
- Apr1.9
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Attleboro
Attleboro is number 27 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Attleborough Town, MA | 3 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Pawtucket, RI | 6 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Central Falls, RI | 6 | 42 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| East Providence, RI | 10 | 37 in | Gas single-stage |
| Providence, RI | 10 | 37 in | Gas single-stage |
| Taunton, MA | 10 | 26 in | Two-stage snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Single-stage or two-stage and Why storm depth matters more than snowfall.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Norton W, 7.8 miles from Attleboro. 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.