Do you need a snowblower in Hartford, CT?
The machine for a Hartford driveway
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Hartford about once every 1 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 Hartford winter
- Snow a year
- 52 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.9 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 42
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.4 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 6.7 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Hartford
- Oct0.7
- Nov1.4
- Dec10.1
- Jan14.2
- Feb14.8
- Mar9.4
- Apr1.1
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Hartford
Hartford is number 2 of 21 Connecticut towns here for snowfall; Torrington gets the most at 59 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Britain, CT | 8 | 39 in | Gas single-stage |
| Bristol, CT | 15 | 39 in | Gas single-stage |
| Middletown, CT | 15 | 39 in | Gas single-stage |
| Meriden, CT | 17 | 39 in | Gas single-stage |
| Agawam Town, MA | 21 | 52 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Waterbury, CT | 23 | 47 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 Hartford Bradley International Airport, 11.9 miles from Hartford. 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.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.