Do you need a snowblower in Southern Pines, NC?
The machine for a Southern Pines driveway
No snowblower
Southern Pines averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Southern Pines from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Southern Pines
- Dec0.1
- Jan0.7
- Feb0.3
- Mar0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Southern Pines and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Southern Pines. In North Carolina, Boone gets the most here at 26 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinehurst, NC | 4 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Spring Lake, NC | 23 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Sanford, NC | 24 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Fayetteville, NC | 25 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Hope Mills, NC | 29 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Laurinburg, NC | 30 | 1 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 Carthage Wtp, 9.5 miles from Southern Pines. 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.