Do you need a snowblower in Juneau, AK?
What clears snow in Juneau
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Juneau 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 Juneau winter
- Snow a year
- 88 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 5.0 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 68
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.4 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 11.4 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Juneau
- Oct0.9
- Nov13.8
- Dec18.1
- Jan24.5
- Feb16.7
- Mar12.4
- Apr1.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Juneau and its neighbours
Juneau is the snowiest Alaska town here for snowfall.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 558 | 59 in | Gas single-stage |
| Wasilla, AK | 571 | 62 in | Gas single-stage |
| Fairbanks, AK | 626 | 58 in | Cordless single-stage |
| Lynden, WA | 806 | 11 in | A shovel is enough |
| Ferndale, WA | 809 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Bellingham, WA | 818 | 3 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 Juneau International Airport, 14.0 miles from Juneau. 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.