Do you need a snowblower in Spring Lake, NC?
Your answer for Spring Lake
No snowblower
Spring Lake averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Spring Lake from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Spring Lake
- Jan0.9
- Feb0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Spring Lake and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Spring Lake. In North Carolina, Boone gets the most here at 26 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, NC | 7 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Hope Mills, NC | 15 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Southern Pines, NC | 23 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Sanford, NC | 24 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Pinehurst, NC | 27 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Fuquay-Varina, NC | 32 | 5 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 Ft Bragg Wtp, 1.7 miles from Spring Lake. 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.