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Do you need a snowblower in Marina, CA?

The machine for a Marina driveway

No snowblower

Marina sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

If you are moving to Marina from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.

Towns near Marina

Almost no snow falls in Marina. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Seaside, CA40 inNo snowblower
Monterey, CA80 inNo snowblower
Pacific Grove, CA90 inNo snowblower
Salinas, CA90 inNo snowblower
Watsonville, CA170 inNo snowblower
Santa Cruz, CA240 inNo 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 Salinas #2, 7.0 miles from Marina. 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.