Do you need a snowblower in New Bern, NC?
Your answer for New Bern
No snowblower
New Bern averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to New Bern from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in New Bern
- Dec0.2
- Jan0.8
- Feb0.1
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
New Bern and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in New Bern. In North Carolina, Boone gets the most here at 26 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock, NC | 16 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Jacksonville, NC | 31 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Kinston, NC | 32 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Winterville, NC | 35 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Greenville, NC | 39 | 3 in | A shovel is enough |
| Goldsboro, NC | 54 | 2 in | No 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 Bayboro 3 SW, 14.7 miles from New Bern. 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.