SnowfallCheck

Do you need a snowblower in Paradise Valley, AZ?

The machine for a Paradise Valley driveway

No snowblower

Paradise Valley sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

If you are moving to Paradise Valley from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.

Paradise Valley and its neighbours

Almost no snow falls in Paradise Valley. In Arizona, Flagstaff gets the most here at 90 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Phoenix, AZ80 inNo snowblower
Scottsdale, AZ110 inNo snowblower
Tempe, AZ110 inNo snowblower
Glendale, AZ130 inNo snowblower
Fountain Hills, AZ130 inNo snowblower
Mesa, AZ180 inNo 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 Tempe Asu, 9.0 miles from Paradise Valley. 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.