How much snow does Framingham get? 7 numbers from NOAA for your driveway plan

The 7 numbers, from NOAA's normals

NOAA publishes 30-year normals by weather station. Framingham has no normals station of its own, so these come from Natick, the closest one, a few miles east. Treat them as the typical Framingham winter, not a forecast.

1. 45.7 inches of snow in an average year.
2. 34.2 inches of that falls in December, January and February.
3. 13.8 inches in January, the snowiest month.
4. 8.2 inches in March, so the season is not over when February ends.
5. 13.6 days a year with 1 inch or more of new snow.
6. 6.0 days a year with 3 inches or more, and 3.2 days with 5 inches or more.
7. 0.7 days a year with 10 inches or more: a big storm most winters, not every winter.

Averages hide the big storms

An average is made of quiet winters and wild ones. The Blizzard of 2026, Feb 22 to 24, left more than 3 feet of snow in parts of Massachusetts, and the Governor gave storm updates from the state Emergency Operations Center on Route 9 in Framingham.

Plan for the typical winter, and have a plan for the one storm that is not typical.

What the numbers mean for your driveway

• About 14 shovel-worthy days a year is a lot of mornings. That is the real cost of doing it yourself.
• The 3-inch and 5-inch days are when a single-stage snowblower starts to struggle.
• March snow is wet and heavy. Plan for it, even if your snow plans stop in February.
• Wherever the snow goes, it cannot go into a Framingham street. Leave room on your own lot to pile it.

Count your piles before the first storm: where will 46 inches of snow go on your lot?

Gerson's Landscaping is a landscaping business based in Framingham, Massachusetts, owned by Gerson E. Paniagua, offering lawn care, clean-ups, mulching, snow removal, stone walls and bluestone patios. Gerson speaks English and Spanish.