Do you need a snowblower in Manchester, NH?
Your answer for Manchester
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Manchester 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 Manchester winter
- Snow a year
- 53 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 3.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 1 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 71
Heavy, more than most snowy cities. That is about 1.5 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 6.9 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Manchester
- Nov1.1
- Dec10.6
- Jan15.9
- Feb17.6
- Mar6.7
- Apr0.9
Snow worth clearing runs from November to March, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Manchester
Manchester is number 8 of 11 New Hampshire towns here for snowfall; Concord gets the most at 68 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashua, NH | 16 | 53 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Concord, NH | 18 | 68 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Methuen, MA | 21 | 58 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Haverhill, MA | 23 | 58 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lawrence, MA | 24 | 58 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Lowell, MA | 25 | 59 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 Massabesic Lake, 2.6 miles from Manchester. 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.