Do you need a snowblower in Sunland Park, NM?
What clears snow in Sunland Park
No snowblower
Sunland Park averages 2 inches of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Sunland Park from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Sunland Park
- Oct0.1
- Nov0.2
- Dec1.2
- Jan0.3
- Feb0.2
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Sunland Park and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Sunland Park. In New Mexico, Las Vegas gets the most here at 22 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, TX | 10 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Socorro, TX | 24 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| Horizon City, TX | 26 | 3 in | No snowblower |
| San Elizario, TX | 26 | 2 in | No snowblower |
| Las Cruces, NM | 36 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Deming, NM | 74 | 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 Santa Teresa Airport, 6.7 miles from Sunland Park. 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.