Do you need a snowblower in Spartanburg, SC?
The machine for a Spartanburg driveway
No snowblower
Spartanburg averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Spartanburg from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Spartanburg
- Dec0.2
- Jan0.4
- Mar0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Towns near Spartanburg
Almost no snow falls in Spartanburg. In South Carolina, Greenville gets the most here at 4 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greer, SC | 17 | 4 in | A shovel is enough |
| Gaffney, SC | 17 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Fountain Inn, SC | 23 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Simpsonville, SC | 24 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Mauldin, SC | 24 | 4 in | A shovel is enough |
| Greenville, SC | 26 | 4 in | A shovel is enough |
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 Spartanburg 3 SSE, 2.7 miles from Spartanburg. 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.