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Do you need a snowblower in Starkville, MS?

Your answer for Starkville

No snowblower

Starkville averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.

If you are moving to Starkville from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.

When the snow comes in Starkville

  1. Jan0.3
  2. Feb0.2

Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.

Towns near Starkville

Almost no snow falls in Starkville. In Mississippi, Hernando gets the most here at 2 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Columbus, MS240 inNo snowblower
Tupelo, MS561 inNo snowblower
Grenada, MS611 inNo snowblower
Northport, AL720 inNo snowblower
Oxford, MS741 inNo snowblower
Meridian, MS751 inNo 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 State Univ, 2.7 miles from Starkville. 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.