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Do you need a snowblower in Tucson, AZ?

What clears snow in Tucson

No snowblower

Tucson sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

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

Towns near Tucson

Almost no snow falls in Tucson. In Arizona, Flagstaff gets the most here at 90 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Sahuarita, AZ160 inNo snowblower
Oro Valley, AZ200 inNo snowblower
Marana, AZ270 inNo snowblower
Sierra Vista, AZ520 inNo snowblower
Nogales, AZ550 inNo snowblower
Eloy, AZ590 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 Tucson International Airport, 5.2 miles from Tucson. 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.