Do you need a snowblower in Orinda, CA?
Your answer for Orinda
No snowblower
Orinda sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Orinda from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Orinda and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Orinda. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, CA | 3 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Moraga, CA | 4 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Piedmont, CA | 5 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Pleasant Hill, CA | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Walnut Creek, CA | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Berkeley, CA | 7 | 0 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 Berkeley, 5.0 miles from Orinda. 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.