Do you need a snowblower in Vestavia Hills, AL?
Your answer for Vestavia Hills
No snowblower
Vestavia Hills averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to Vestavia Hills from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in Vestavia Hills
- Dec0.2
- Jan0.4
- Feb0.3
- Mar0.5
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
Vestavia Hills and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Vestavia Hills. In Alabama, Fort Payne gets the most here at 5 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Brook, AL | 2 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Homewood, AL | 4 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Birmingham, AL | 6 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Irondale, AL | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Hoover, AL | 7 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Pelham, AL | 10 | 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 Birmingham Airport, 7.1 miles from Vestavia Hills. 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.