Do you need a snowblower in Indianapolis, IN?
What clears snow in Indianapolis
Cordless single-stage
Plenty falls in Indianapolis, about 3.3 tons a winter on this driveway, but it comes in shallow storms a small cordless machine can take in.
Before you buy, check the battery is rated to clear the whole driveway in one charge in the cold, or get a second battery. Batteries lose range below freezing.
How much snow Indianapolis gets
- Snow a year
- 26 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.0 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- almost never
- Days with snow on the ground
- 27
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. A typical snowy US city gets about 1.4 times as much. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 3.3 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Indianapolis
- Oct0.1
- Nov0.8
- Dec6.4
- Jan8.8
- Feb6.0
- Mar3.2
- Apr0.2
Snow worth clearing runs from December to March, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in November.
Indianapolis and its neighbours
Indianapolis is number 38 of 88 Indiana towns here for snowfall; Michigan City gets the most at 65 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Grove, IN | 5 | 26 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Speedway, IN | 6 | 26 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Lawrence, IN | 10 | 27 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Greenwood, IN | 12 | 17 in | A shovel is enough |
| Carmel, IN | 13 | 20 in | A shovel is enough |
| Avon, IN | 13 | 26 in | Cordless single-stage |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Snowblowers on a gravel driveway and Single-stage or two-stage.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Indianapolis, 8.6 miles from Indianapolis. 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.