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Do you need a snowblower in Escondido, CA?

What clears snow in Escondido

No snowblower

Escondido sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Towns near Escondido

Almost no snow falls in Escondido. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
San Marcos, CA60 inNo snowblower
Vista, CA100 inNo snowblower
Poway, CA100 inNo snowblower
Carlsbad, CA120 inNo snowblower
Encinitas, CA120 inNo snowblower
Solana Beach, CA140 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 Escondido #2, 1.2 miles from Escondido. 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.