Do you need a snowblower in Horizon City, TX?
The machine for a Horizon City driveway
No snowblower
Horizon City averages 3 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Horizon City from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Horizon City
- Nov0.5
- Dec1.3
- Jan0.8
- Feb0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Towns near Horizon City
Almost no snow falls in Horizon City. In Texas, Amarillo gets the most here at 17 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro, TX | 5 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| San Elizario, TX | 8 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| El Paso, TX | 18 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Sunland Park, NM | 26 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Las Cruces, NM | 57 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Alamogordo, NM | 84 | 2 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 El Paso International Airport, 14.2 miles from Horizon City. 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.
- The two nearest weather stations sit at very different heights, and the second one averages 7 inches a year. Hills around Horizon City can get a lot more or less than this.