Do you need a snowblower in West Columbia, SC?
Your answer for West Columbia
No snowblower
West Columbia averages 1 inch of snow a year. It is gone before it needs moving.
If you are moving to West Columbia from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
When the snow comes in West Columbia
- Dec0.1
- Jan0.6
- Feb0.4
- Mar0.1
Inches of new snow per month, averaged over 1991 to 2020.
West Columbia and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in West Columbia. In South Carolina, Greenville gets the most here at 4 inches.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayce, SC | 4 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Lexington, SC | 7 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Forest Acres, SC | 8 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Irmo, SC | 10 | 1 in | No snowblower |
| Columbia, SC | 12 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Newberry, SC | 35 | 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 Columbia, 3.1 miles from West Columbia. 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.