Do you need a snowblower in Pasco, WA?
The machine for a Pasco driveway
No snowblower
Pasco averages 2 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Pasco from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Pasco
- Nov0.1
- Dec1.4
- Jan0.2
- Feb0.2
- Mar0.1
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Pasco and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Pasco. In Washington, Spokane gets the most here at 45 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick, WA | 5 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Richland, WA | 8 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| West Richland, WA | 13 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Hermiston, OR | 31 | 4 in | A shovel is enough |
| Grandview, WA | 38 | 10 in | A shovel is enough |
| Walla Walla, WA | 40 | 7 in | A shovel is enough |
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 Ice Harbor Dam, 11.7 miles from Pasco. 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 14 inches a year. Hills around Pasco can get a lot more or less than this.