Do you need a snowblower in Walnut Creek, CA?
The machine for a Walnut Creek driveway
No snowblower
Walnut Creek sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Walnut Creek from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Towns near Walnut Creek
Almost no snow falls in Walnut Creek. In California, Truckee gets the most here at 207 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill, CA | 4 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Lafayette, CA | 4 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Concord, CA | 5 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Moraga, CA | 6 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Clayton, CA | 7 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Orinda, CA | 7 | 0 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 Concord Wwtp, 5.8 miles from Walnut Creek. 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.
- The two nearest weather stations sit at very different heights, and the second one averages 1 inch a year. Hills around Walnut Creek can get a lot more or less than this.