Do you need a snowblower in Carrboro, NC?
Your answer for Carrboro
No snowblower
Carrboro averages 3 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Carrboro from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Carrboro
- Nov0.1
- Dec0.2
- Jan1.5
- Feb0.9
- Mar0.1
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Carrboro and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Carrboro. In North Carolina, Boone gets the most here at 26 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill, NC | 3 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Durham, NC | 11 | 5 in | A shovel is enough |
| Mebane, NC | 15 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Morrisville, NC | 15 | 5 in | A shovel is enough |
| Cary, NC | 18 | 5 in | A shovel is enough |
| Apex, NC | 18 | 5 in | A shovel is enough |
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 Chapel Hill 2 W, 1.3 miles from Carrboro. 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.