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Do you need a snowblower in Fairhope, AL?

What clears snow in Fairhope

No snowblower

Fairhope sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Fairhope and its neighbours

Almost no snow falls in Fairhope. In Alabama, Fort Payne gets the most here at 5 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Daphne, AL70 inNo snowblower
Spanish Fort, AL140 inNo snowblower
Foley, AL150 inNo snowblower
Mobile, AL170 inNo snowblower
Gulf Shores, AL200 inNo snowblower
Prichard, AL230 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 Fairhope 2 NE, 1.8 miles from Fairhope. 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.