Do you need a snowblower in Gaithersburg, MD?
The machine for a Gaithersburg driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Gaithersburg 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.
A normal Gaithersburg winter
- Snow a year
- 33 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 27
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. About 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 4.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Gaithersburg
- Oct0.3
- Nov0.7
- Dec6.3
- Jan10.6
- Feb7.9
- Mar6.8
Snow worth clearing runs from December to March, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in November.
Towns near Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg is number 2 of 23 Maryland towns here for snowfall; Hagerstown gets the most at 33 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville, MD | 5 | 6 in | A shovel is enough |
| Takoma Park, MD | 16 | 10 in | A shovel is enough |
| Herndon, VA | 16 | 21 in | A shovel is enough |
| College Park, MD | 17 | 16 in | A shovel is enough |
| Vienna, VA | 18 | 19 in | A shovel is enough |
| Falls Church, VA | 18 | 6 in | A shovel is enough |
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 Clarksburg 2.1 NE, 7.4 miles from Gaithersburg. 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.