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Do you need a snowblower in Clemson, SC?

Your answer for Clemson

No snowblower

Clemson averages 2 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.

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

When the snow comes in Clemson

  1. Dec0.3
  2. Jan0.8
  3. Feb0.8
  4. Mar0.3

Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.

Towns near Clemson

Almost no snow falls in Clemson. In South Carolina, Greenville gets the most here at 4 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Anderson, SC151 inNo snowblower
Easley, SC161 inNo snowblower
Greenville, SC284 inA shovel is enough
Mauldin, SC294 inA shovel is enough
Simpsonville, SC320 inNo snowblower
Fountain Inn, SC350 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 Clemson Univ, 1.8 miles from Clemson. 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.