NOAA The Rochester airport averages 102.0 inches of snow a season (1991–2020 normals)NOAA January is the snowiest month at 27.4 inches; February averages 23.1 and December 22.3NOAA About 29.2 days a year bring 1 inch of snow or more at the Rochester airportNOAA Normal January low: 19.0°FNWS Buffalo Average date of Rochester’s first measurable snow: November 8; first 1-inch snow: November 20NWS Lake-effect bands can drop 2 to 3 inches of snow an hour or more, with sun a mile or two awayCity of Rochester Property owners and ground-floor occupants are responsible for their sidewalksCity of Rochester The city’s supplemental sidewalk plowing starts at 4 inches of new snow; owners stay responsibleCity of Rochester Snow Emergency: no parking on Snow Emergency RoutesGates Sidewalks cleared within 12 hours after snow ends; if it stops after 6 p.m., by 9 p.m. the next dayIrondequoit No parking on town roads or the grass right-of-way Nov. 1 to Apr. 15, midnight to 9 a.m.Village of Pittsford Sidewalk snow violations: fine up to $250, up to 15 days, or bothProMatcher Rochester driveway and sidewalk visit: about $40.50 on average ($36–$45)HomeGuide Rochester full-season snow removal: $200–$600511NY Live New York road conditions, closures and camerasSIMA Snow and ice customers are retained 93% of the time year over yearNOAA The Rochester airport averages 102.0 inches of snow a season (1991–2020 normals)NOAA January is the snowiest month at 27.4 inches; February averages 23.1 and December 22.3NOAA About 29.2 days a year bring 1 inch of snow or more at the Rochester airportNOAA Normal January low: 19.0°FNWS Buffalo Average date of Rochester’s first measurable snow: November 8; first 1-inch snow: November 20NWS Lake-effect bands can drop 2 to 3 inches of snow an hour or more, with sun a mile or two awayCity of Rochester Property owners and ground-floor occupants are responsible for their sidewalksCity of Rochester The city’s supplemental sidewalk plowing starts at 4 inches of new snow; owners stay responsibleCity of Rochester Snow Emergency: no parking on Snow Emergency RoutesGates Sidewalks cleared within 12 hours after snow ends; if it stops after 6 p.m., by 9 p.m. the next dayIrondequoit No parking on town roads or the grass right-of-way Nov. 1 to Apr. 15, midnight to 9 a.m.Village of Pittsford Sidewalk snow violations: fine up to $250, up to 15 days, or bothProMatcher Rochester driveway and sidewalk visit: about $40.50 on average ($36–$45)HomeGuide Rochester full-season snow removal: $200–$600511NY Live New York road conditions, closures and camerasSIMA Snow and ice customers are retained 93% of the time year over year

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Every image on this site is an AI-generated illustration made for Rochester Snow Pros. None is a photo of a real job, a real storm, a real business or a real customer's property, and any store name shown is made up. Most scene pictures are generic snow scenes, not views of Rochester. Shop images are not photos of the exact products listed. No manufacturer or Amazon product photos are used.

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img/hero.jpgA yellow wheel loader with a DC Approved plow blade pushing snow into a long pile in a store parking lot, with frosted bare trees, snow-covered parked cars, a tan store building and a clear blue sky behind it, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration with a DC Approved sticker (the store name is made up)
img/scene-driveway.jpgA dark pickup with a plow blade at its rear pushing snow down a driveway in front of a two-story house with lit windows and snow on the roof, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-hoa.jpgA tracked skid steer pushing snow into a tall pile beside a residential street lined with two-story houses and evergreen trees in falling snow, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-commercial.jpgA dark pickup with amber lights and a front plow blade pushing snow across a parking lot at night, with tall pole lights, a storefront building and a snow pile behind it, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-skid-steer-lot.jpgA black snow pusher box on a wheeled skid steer pushing snow across a big parking lot at dawn, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-salt-spreader-lot.jpgA black tailgate hopper on the back of a truck spreading salt across a parking lot at night, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-loader.jpgA yellow wheel loader with a yellow snow pusher clearing a snowy store parking lot, with parked cars and bare trees in front of a big warehouse store, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration (the store name is made up)
img/banner-loader.jpgA yellow wheel loader with a yellow snow pusher clearing a snowy store parking lot, with parked cars and bare trees in front of a big warehouse store, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration (the store name is made up)
img/banner-skid-steer-pusher.jpgAn orange snow pusher with tall side panels on a black tracked loader in front of a metal warehouse, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/banner-commercial.jpgA dark pickup with amber lights and a front plow blade pushing snow across a parking lot at night, with tall pole lights, a storefront building and a snow pile behind it, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/banner-utv-spreader.jpgA black cone-shaped spreader on the back of a utility vehicle spreading salt on a sidewalk, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/banner-skid-steer-blower.jpgAn orange snow blower attachment on a tracked loader throwing snow beside a long cleared sidewalk, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/banner-hoa.jpgA tracked skid steer pushing snow into a tall pile beside a residential street lined with two-story houses and evergreen trees in falling snow, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/banner-driveway.jpgA dark pickup with a plow blade at its rear pushing snow down a driveway in front of a two-story house with lit windows and snow on the roof, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-sidewalk-blower.jpgA worker in a yellow high-visibility jacket clearing a snowy sidewalk with a red two-stage snow blower in front of a row of brick townhomes, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-ice-melt-steps.jpgA gloved hand scattering white ice melt pellets onto snowy concrete steps, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-roof-rake.jpgA person standing on the ground pulling snow off the roof edge of a house with a long roof rake, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/scene-landscape-crew.jpgLandscape workers on yellow and black zero-turn mowers cutting a green lawn at an office park, with a trailer of mowers behind them, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated illustration
img/shop/open-frame-inverter-generator.jpgAn orange and black open-frame inverter generator in a black tube frame, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/two-stage-gas-snow-blower-orange.jpgAn orange two-stage snow blower throwing snow from its chute in a snowy front yard, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/battery-snow-blower-black.jpgA black battery-powered two-stage snow blower with green trim on a snowy path between snow-covered shrubs and a fence, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/two-stage-gas-snow-blower-black.jpgA black two-stage snow blower with its headlights on in a snowy driveway at dusk, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/tailgate-salt-spreader-large.jpgA black tailgate hopper on the back of a truck spreading salt across a parking lot at night, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/tailgate-salt-spreader-medium.jpgA black hopper full of salt on the back of a truck, with a spinner throwing salt onto a snowy road, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/hitch-salt-spreader-small.jpgA dark SUV with a small black salt spreader on its rear hitch spreading salt on a snowy street by apartment buildings, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/atv-broadcast-spreader.jpgA black cone-shaped spreader on the back of a utility vehicle spreading salt on a sidewalk, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/walk-behind-salt-spreader.jpgA blue walk-behind spreader with large tires on a salted storefront sidewalk, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/ice-melt-pallet.jpgA wooden pallet stacked with plain white bags beside a loading dock door, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/pet-safe-ice-melt.jpgGreen ice melt pellets and paw prints on a snowy front step, with two plain white tubs by the door, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/ice-melt-bag.jpgA clear bag of green ice melt crystals spilling onto snowy ground, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/heated-walkway-mat.jpgA black rubber mat on a wet, clear concrete walkway with snow on both sides and a cord running off the side, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/ergonomic-snow-shovel.jpgA red snow shovel with a second curved handle leaning on a snowy deck railing, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/snow-pusher-30.jpgA black snow pusher lying on a freshly cleared strip of driveway between snowbanks, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/roof-rake-30ft.jpgA person on the ground pulling a sheet of snow off a house roof with a long roof rake and fabric slide, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/roof-rake-20ft.jpgA blue-gray roof rake head with two wheels on a snowy roof edge above a row of icicles, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/atv-snow-plow-50.jpgA rider on an ATV with a front plow blade clearing a snowy gravel lane through the woods, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/skid-steer-pusher-box-102.jpgA black snow pusher box on a wheeled skid steer pushing snow across a big parking lot at dawn, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/skid-steer-pusher-84.jpgAn orange snow pusher with tall side panels on a black tracked loader in front of a metal warehouse, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/skid-steer-snow-blower-6ft.jpgAn orange snow blower attachment on a tracked loader throwing snow beside a long cleared sidewalk, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
img/shop/truck-snow-plow-84.jpgA black straight plow blade mounted on the front of a dark pickup on a snowy road, in Rochester, New YorkAI-generated generic illustration, not this exact model
logo/logo-1024.png (and icons, og.png)Rochester Snow Pros coin logoAI-generated illustration
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