Do you need a snowblower in Cupertino, CA?
The machine for a Cupertino driveway
No snowblower
Cupertino sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Cupertino from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Cupertino and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Cupertino. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga, CA | 4 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Los Altos, CA | 4 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Santa Clara, CA | 5 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Campbell, CA | 6 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Mountain View, CA | 6 | 0 in | No 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 Los Gatos, 7.7 miles from Cupertino. 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.