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Do you need a snowblower in Riverside, CA?

What clears snow in Riverside

No snowblower

Riverside sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Towns near Riverside

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

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Jurupa Valley, CA60 inNo snowblower
Grand Terrace, CA80 inNo snowblower
Colton, CA90 inNo snowblower
Norco, CA90 inNo snowblower
Moreno Valley, CA110 inNo snowblower
Eastvale, CA110 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 Riverside Fire Station 3, 0.9 miles from Riverside. 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.