Do you need a snowblower in Klamath Falls, OR?
Your answer for Klamath Falls
Gas single-stage
Klamath Falls gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 6.8 tons a winter on this driveway, but storms over 8 inches are uncommon.
Before you buy, check the intake height against the deepest storm above, and plan to clear before the city plow leaves its ridge of heavy slush at the end of the drive.
What a Klamath Falls winter brings
- Snow a year
- 52 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 2.3 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 5 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 40
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.5 times what a typical snowy US city gets. Most of it melts within a few days, so in Klamath Falls waiting a day is often a real option.
On a two car driveway that is about 6.8 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Klamath Falls
- Oct0.3
- Nov6.6
- Dec14.7
- Jan12.1
- Feb10.6
- Mar5.8
- Apr1.9
- May0.2
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in December. Start and service a machine in October.
Klamath Falls and its neighbours
Klamath Falls is number 2 of 57 Oregon towns here for snowfall; Baker City gets the most at 79 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland, OR | 47 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Medford, OR | 55 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Central Point, OR | 59 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Grants Pass, OR | 81 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Roseburg, OR | 106 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Shasta Lake, CA | 111 | 1 in | No snowblower |
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 Keno, 10.7 miles from Klamath Falls. 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.