SnowfallCheck

Do you need a snowblower in Brawley, CA?

The machine for a Brawley driveway

No snowblower

Brawley sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

If you are moving to Brawley from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.

Towns near Brawley

Almost no snow falls in Brawley. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Imperial, CA100 inNo snowblower
El Centro, CA130 inNo snowblower
Calexico, CA200 inNo snowblower
Somerton, AZ550 inNo snowblower
San Luis, AZ580 inNo snowblower
Coachella, CA610 inNo 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 Brawley 2 SW, 2.4 miles from Brawley. 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.