Do you need a snowblower in Sanford, ME?
Your answer for Sanford
Two-stage snowblower
A storm of 10 inches or more hits Sanford about once a winter. That is deeper than a single-stage intake can swallow.
Before you buy, measure the garage door and the storage spot: these machines are wide and heavy.
How much snow Sanford gets
- Snow a year
- 70 in
- Storms of 5 in or more
- 4.6 a winter
- Storms of 10 in or more
- about once a winter
- Days with snow on the ground
- 98
Extreme, among the snowiest towns in the country. That is about 1.9 times what a typical snowy US city gets. It tends to stay, so each storm lands on the last one.
On a two car driveway that is about 9.1 tons of snow to move in a season, and a 10 inch storm weighs 2,600 pounds.
When the snow comes in Sanford
- Nov1.5
- Dec16.0
- Jan18.5
- Feb20.1
- Mar11.6
- Apr2.4
Snow worth clearing runs from November to April, heaviest in February. Start and service a machine in October.
Towns near Sanford
Sanford is number 3 of 11 Maine towns here for snowfall; Waterville gets the most at 86 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somersworth, NH | 13 | 39 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Rochester, NH | 14 | 39 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Dover, NH | 18 | 39 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Biddeford, ME | 18 | 49 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Saco, ME | 18 | 69 in | Two-stage snowblower |
| Portsmouth, NH | 25 | 56 in | Two-stage snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Single-stage or two-stage and Why storm depth matters more than snowfall.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Cape Neddick, 15.1 miles from Sanford. 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.