Do you need a snowblower in Baton Rouge, LA?
What clears snow in Baton Rouge
No snowblower
Baton Rouge sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Baton Rouge from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Baton Rouge and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Baton Rouge. In Louisiana, Shreveport gets the most here at 1 inch.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, LA | 10 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Central, LA | 10 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Zachary, LA | 15 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Gonzales, LA | 20 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Hammond, LA | 40 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Thibodaux, LA | 49 | 0 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 Baton Rouge Sherwood, 5.0 miles from Baton Rouge. 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.