Do you need a snowblower in Grand Rapids, MI?
What clears snow in Grand Rapids
Two-stage snowblower
Grand Rapids averages 75 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.
What a Grand Rapids winter brings
- Snow a year
- 75 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 73
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.1 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 9.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Grand Rapids
- Nov6.0
- Dec17.0
- Jan21.7
- Feb22.3
- Mar5.3
- Apr2.6
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is number 8 of 90 Michigan towns here for snowfall; Sault Ste. Marie gets the most at 120 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Grand Rapids, MI | 3 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Wyoming, MI | 6 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Walker, MI | 6 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Kentwood, MI | 6 | 78 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Grandville, MI | 6 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Holland, MI | 26 | 75 in | Two-stage snowblower |
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 E Grand Rapids, 2.7 miles from Grand Rapids. 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.