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United States / California / Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom Metro Area / Placer County / Sunnyside-Tahoe City / Zip Codes
Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA has a Mediterranean climate with warm summers and mild winters. Temperatures range from the mid-50s in winter to the mid-80s in summer. The area receives an average of 286 sunny days per year and only 23 inches of rainfall annually. Snow is common during the winter months, with an average snowfall of 60 inches during the season. The combination of low precipitation and abundant sunshine makes this area ideal for outdoor activities like skiing, camping, fishing, and hiking.

Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sunnyside-Tahoe City averages 154 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 251 sunny days per year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sunnyside-Tahoe City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 154 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sunnyside-Tahoe City is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
July, August and September are the most pleasant months in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSunnyside-Tahoe City, CaliforniaUnited States
  28.4 in.38.1 in.
  153.6 in.27.8 in.
  71.0 days106.2 days
  251 days205 days
  78.1°85.8°
  19.4°21.7°
  6.57
  4.84.3
  6568 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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City with an average high temperature of 78.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sunnyside-Tahoe City are July, August and September.
In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, there are 0.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in California.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sunnyside-Tahoe City with an average of 19.4°. This is one of the coldest places in California.
In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, there are 202.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.
In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in California.
Humidity is very low in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, 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 Sunnyside-Tahoe City with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 49% of yearly precipitation and 4% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.4 inches in Sunnyside-Tahoe City means that it is wetter than most places in California.
December is the rainiest month in Sunnyside-Tahoe City with 9.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.6 rainy days. There are 71.0 rainy days annually in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 39% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 10% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 153.6 inches in Sunnyside-Tahoe City means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. February is the snowiest month in Sunnyside-Tahoe City with 33.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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