Do you need a snowblower in Danbury, CT?
What clears snow in Danbury
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Danbury about once every 2 winters. That is deeper than a single-stage intake can swallow.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
What a Danbury winter brings
- Snow a year
- 49 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.7 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 46
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.4 times what a typical snowy US city gets. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 6.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Danbury
- Nov1.9
- Dec8.6
- Jan15.7
- Feb11.0
- Mar10.4
- Apr1.7
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Danbury
Danbury is number 3 of 21 Connecticut towns here for snowfall; Torrington gets the most at 59 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton, CT | 19 | 34 in | Gas single-stage |
| Mount Kisco, NY | 19 | 40 in | Gas single-stage |
| Bridgeport, CT | 21 | 34 in | Gas single-stage |
| Derby, CT | 21 | 34 in | Gas single-stage |
| Norwalk, CT | 21 | 34 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Ansonia, CT | 22 | 34 in | Gas single-stage |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Single-stage or two-stage and Why storm depth matters more than snowfall.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Danbury, 3.0 miles from Danbury. 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.