Do you need a snowblower in Pacific Grove, CA?
The machine for a Pacific Grove driveway
No snowblower
Pacific Grove sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Pacific Grove from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Pacific Grove
- Dec0.1
- Mar0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Pacific Grove and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Pacific Grove. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey, CA | 3 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Seaside, CA | 6 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Marina, CA | 9 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Salinas, CA | 17 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Watsonville, CA | 22 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Santa Cruz, CA | 25 | 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 Monterey, 2.5 miles from Pacific Grove. 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.