Do you need a snowblower in East Bethel, MN?
The machine for a East Bethel driveway
Two-stage snowblower
East Bethel averages 64 inches a year, among the snowiest towns in the country. Volume alone needs a two-stage machine.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
How much snow East Bethel gets
- Snow a year
- 64 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.4 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 113
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 1.8 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 8.3 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in East Bethel
- Oct0.9
- Nov12.7
- Dec10.5
- Jan13.8
- Feb10.7
- Mar11.2
- Apr4.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near East Bethel
East Bethel is number 3 of 103 Minnesota towns here for snowfall; Hermantown gets the most at 90 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ham Lake, MN | 7 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| Andover, MN | 9 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| Blaine, MN | 13 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| Anoka, MN | 13 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| Coon Rapids, MN | 13 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| Ramsey, MN | 13 | 36 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 Cedar, 3.9 miles from East Bethel. 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.