Do you need a snowblower in Santa Barbara, CA?
Your answer for Santa Barbara
No snowblower
Santa Barbara sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Santa Barbara from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Santa Barbara and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Santa Barbara. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goleta, CA | 9 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Carpinteria, CA | 12 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 28 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Oxnard, CA | 32 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Port Hueneme, CA | 34 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Santa Paula, CA | 37 | 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 Santa Barbara, 1.9 miles from Santa Barbara. 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 0 inches a year. Hills around Santa Barbara can get a lot more or less than this.