Do you need a snowblower in Marquette, MI?
What clears snow in Marquette
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Marquette about once every 2 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.
How much snow Marquette gets
- Snow a year
- 102 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.2 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 2 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 125
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 2.8 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 13.3 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Marquette
- Oct0.9
- Nov11.1
- Dec21.1
- Jan25.1
- Feb20.9
- Mar14.2
- Apr8.4
- May0.3
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in October.
Marquette and its neighbours
Marquette is number 2 of 90 Michigan towns here for snowfall; Sault Ste. Marie gets the most at 120 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba, MI | 58 | 47 in | Gas single-stage |
| Marinette, WI | 102 | 44 in | Gas single-stage |
| Suamico, WI | 136 | 56 in | Gas single-stage |
| Howard, WI | 141 | 56 in | Gas single-stage |
| Green Bay, WI | 143 | 56 in | Gas single-stage |
| Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 144 | 120 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 Marquette, 0.9 miles from Marquette. 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.