Do you need a snowblower in Gainesville, GA?
The machine for a Gainesville driveway
No snowblower
Gainesville averages 2 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Gainesville from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Gainesville
- Dec0.3
- Jan0.7
- Feb0.5
- Mar0.1
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Gainesville and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Gainesville. In Georgia, Kennesaw gets the most here at 4 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowery Branch, GA | 10 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Braselton, GA | 13 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Buford, GA | 15 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Jefferson, GA | 17 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Sugar Hill, GA | 18 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Cumming, GA | 18 | 1 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 Gainesville, 1.9 miles from Gainesville. 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.