Do you need a snowblower in Placerville, CA?
The machine for a Placerville driveway
No snowblower
Placerville sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Placerville from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Placerville
- Nov0.1
- Feb0.1
- Mar0.1
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Towns near Placerville
Almost no snow falls in Placerville. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, CA | 19 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Folsom, CA | 19 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Rocklin, CA | 25 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 26 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Citrus Heights, CA | 27 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Roseville, CA | 28 | 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 Fiddletown Dexter Rch, 15.2 miles from Placerville. 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 58 inches a year. Hills around Placerville can get a lot more or less than this.