Do you need a snowblower in Palm Springs, CA?
What clears snow in Palm Springs
No snowblower
Palm Springs sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Palm Springs from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Palm Springs and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Palm Springs. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral City, CA | 5 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Rancho Mirage, CA | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Desert Hot Springs, CA | 11 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Palm Desert, CA | 11 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Indio, CA | 18 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| La Quinta, CA | 19 | 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 Palm Springs, 2.3 miles from Palm Springs. 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 31 inches a year. Hills around Palm Springs can get a lot more or less than this.