Do you need a snowblower in Belgrade, MT?
Your answer for Belgrade
Two-stage snowblower
Belgrade averages 91 inches a year, among the snowiest towns in the country. Volume alone needs a two-stage machine.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
How much snow Belgrade gets
- Snow a year
- 91 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 118
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.5 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 11.9 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Belgrade
- Aug0.1
- Sep0.4
- Oct6.0
- Nov12.5
- Dec16.2
- Jan12.7
- Feb13.0
- Mar13.1
- Apr12.9
- May3.6
- Jun0.8
Snow worth clearing runs from October to May, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in September.
Towns near Belgrade
Belgrade is number 2 of 8 Montana towns here for snowfall; Bozeman gets the most at 91 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 9 | 91 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Helena, MT | 69 | 37 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Butte-Silver Bow, MT | 72 | 15 in | A shovel is enough |
| Great Falls, MT | 119 | 66 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Billings, MT | 127 | 57 in | Gas single-stage |
| Cody, WY | 135 | 45 in | Gas single-stage |
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 Bozeman Montana State Univ, 10.5 miles from Belgrade. 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.