Do you need a snowblower in Cedar City, UT?
What clears snow in Cedar City
Gas single-stage
Cedar City gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 7.7 tons a winter on this driveway, but storms over 8 inches are uncommon.
Before you buy, check the intake height against the deepest storm above, and plan to clear before the city plow leaves its ridge of heavy slush at the end of the drive.
How much snow Cedar City gets
- Snow a year
- 60 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 21
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.7 times what a typical snowy US city gets. Most of it melts within a few days, so in Cedar City waiting a day is often a real option.
On a two car driveway that is about 7.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Cedar City
- Oct0.9
- Nov6.1
- Dec13.2
- Jan9.5
- Feb10.6
- Mar12.3
- Apr5.6
- May1.4
Snow worth clearing runs from November to May, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in October.
Cedar City and its neighbours
Cedar City is number 20 of 67 Utah towns here for snowfall; Bountiful gets the most at 119 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane, UT | 40 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Washington, UT | 44 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Ivins, UT | 48 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| St. George, UT | 50 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Mesquite, NV | 83 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 146 | 0 in | No snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Cedar City, 1.4 miles from Cedar City. 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.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.