Clear Creek, CA Climate


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Clear Creek, CA is located in the coastal range of Northern California. The climate here is mild and Mediterranean with warm summers and cool winters. In the summer, temperatures usually reach into the high 70s or low 80s during the day while dipping down to the upper 50s or low 60s at night. During winter months, temperatures rarely get below freezing but can dip into the upper 30s at times. Rainfall here is abundant throughout the year with an average of over 40 inches annually. Snowfall is fairly rare and mostly occurs above 3,000 feet in elevation. Clear Creek enjoys a pleasant climate year-round that makes it a great place to visit or call home!

Clear Creek, California gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clear Creek averages 121 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 246 sunny days per year in Clear Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clear Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 121 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Clear Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateClear Creek, CaliforniaUnited States
  41.3 in.38.1 in.
  120.9 in.27.8 in.
  83.4 days106.2 days
  246 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  6.77
  54.3
  4970 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Clear Creek with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Clear Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clear Creek are September, June and August.
In Clear Creek, there are 11.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Clear Creek with an average of 22.4°. This is one of the coldest places in California.
In Clear Creek, there are 175.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.
In Clear Creek, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in California.
Humidity is very low in Clear Creek, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
December is the wettest month in Clear Creek with 7.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 50% of yearly precipitation and 3% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.3 inches in Clear Creek means that it is wetter than most places in California.
December is the rainiest month in Clear Creek with 11.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.0 rainy days. There are 83.4 rainy days annually in Clear Creek, which is one of the rainiest places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 7% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 120.9 inches in Clear Creek means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. January is the snowiest month in Clear Creek with 30.8 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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