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Do you need a snowblower in Poway, CA?

Your answer for Poway

No snowblower

Poway sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Towns near Poway

Almost no snow falls in Poway. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Santee, CA90 inNo snowblower
Escondido, CA100 inNo snowblower
San Diego, CA120 inNo snowblower
San Marcos, CA130 inNo snowblower
El Cajon, CA130 inNo snowblower
Solana Beach, CA140 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 Poway Valley, 2.3 miles from Poway. 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.