Do you need a snowblower in New Bedford, MA?
What clears snow in New Bedford
Gas single-stage
New Bedford gets enough snow that shovelling it all is a real job, about 4.2 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 New Bedford winter brings
- Snow a year
- 33 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 1.4 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once every 3 winters
- Days with snow on the ground
- 28
Moderate, a typical snowy-city winter. About 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 4.2 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in New Bedford
- Nov0.4
- Dec4.4
- Jan10.9
- Feb8.5
- Mar6.6
- Apr1.7
Snow worth clearing runs from December to April, heaviest in January. Start and service a machine in November.
New Bedford and its neighbours
New Bedford is number 56 of 58 Massachusetts towns here for snowfall; North Adams gets the most at 85 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River, MA | 9 | 38 in | Gas single-stage |
| Taunton, MA | 19 | 26 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Bridgewater Town, MA | 22 | 34 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Newport, RI | 23 | 26 in | Gas single-stage |
| East Providence, RI | 24 | 37 in | Gas single-stage |
| Warwick, RI | 25 | 37 in | Gas single-stage |
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 NEW Bedford Coop, 4.9 miles from New Bedford. 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.
- Days with snow on the ground come from a second nearby station, because the closest one does not record snow depth.