2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Sierra City, CA vs Sutter Creek, CA

Highlights

On average, there are 263 sunny days per year in Sutter Creek. Sierra City averages 240 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sutter Creek, California gets 30.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. Sierra City, California gets 69.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Sutter Creek averages 0.2 inches of snow per year. Sierra City averages 135.8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Sutter Creek, California
Summer High: the July high is around 94.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 36.8
Rain: averages 30.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.2 inches of snow a year

Sierra City, California
Summer High: the July high is around 82.4 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23.9
Rain: averages 69.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 135.8 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sutter Creek is 8.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in California.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sierra City is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

Today's Weather - Sierra City, CA

56°F

Today's Weather - Sutter Creek, CA

67°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Sierra City / Sutter Creek

July is the hottest month for Sierra City with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Sierra City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sierra City are September, June and August.

July is the hottest month for Sutter Creek with an average high temperature of 94.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Sutter Creek, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sutter Creek are May, October and April.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sierra City with an average of 23.9°. This is one of the coldest places in California.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sutter Creek with an average of 36.8°. This is colder than most places in California.

In Sierra City, there are 8.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

In Sutter Creek, there are 75.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.

In Sierra City, there are 151.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In Sutter Creek, there are 23.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in California.

In Sierra City, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In Sutter Creek, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

December is the wettest month in Sierra City with 12.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 50% of yearly precipitation and 2% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 69.5 inches in Sierra City means that it is one of the wettest places in California.


January is the wettest month in Sutter Creek with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 52% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.3 inches in Sutter Creek means that it is wetter than most places in California.

December is the rainiest month in Sierra City with 11.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.8 rainy days. There are 80.3 rainy days annually in Sierra City, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 41% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 6% chance of a rainy day.

March is the rainiest month in Sutter Creek with 10.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 65.9 rainy days annually in Sutter Creek, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 44% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 3% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 135.8 inches in Sierra City means that it is one of the snowiest places in California.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Sutter Creek means that it is snowier than most places in California.

January is the snowiest month in Sierra City with 29.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

March is the snowiest month in Sutter Creek with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.