Do you need a snowblower in Cottonwood, AZ?
Your answer for Cottonwood
No snowblower
Cottonwood averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Cottonwood from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Cottonwood
- Nov0.1
- Dec0.3
- Jan0.2
- Feb0.1
- Mar0.1
- Apr0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Cottonwood and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Cottonwood. In Arizona, Flagstaff gets the most here at 90 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Verde, AZ | 14 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | 22 | 10 in | A shovel is enough |
| Chino Valley, AZ | 24 | 10 in | A shovel is enough |
| Prescott, AZ | 28 | 10 in | A shovel is enough |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 36 | 90 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Payson, AZ | 52 | 19 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 Tuzigoot, 2.8 miles from Cottonwood. 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.
- The two nearest weather stations sit at very different heights, and the second one averages 6 inches a year. Hills around Cottonwood can get a lot more or less than this.