Do you need a snowblower in Palm Desert, CA?
The machine for a Palm Desert driveway
No snowblower
Palm Desert sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Palm Desert from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Towns near Palm Desert
Almost no snow falls in Palm Desert. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Mirage, CA | 4 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Indio, CA | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| La Quinta, CA | 8 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Cathedral City, CA | 9 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Palm Springs, CA | 11 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Coachella, CA | 13 | 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 Deep Canyon Lab, 6.0 miles from Palm Desert. 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.
- The two nearest weather stations sit at very different heights, and the second one averages 0 inches a year. Hills around Palm Desert can get a lot more or less than this.