Alpine Village, CA Climate


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The climate in Alpine Village, CA is largely temperate year-round. Summers can be hot, but they're usually offset by the cooling breezes off the nearby Pacific Ocean. Winters are mild and relatively dry. The average temperatures for the year hover around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, although it can get much hotter in the summer months. The area typically receives an average of 17 inches of rain annually, making it ideal for outdoor activities all throughout the year. Snowfall is rare in Alpine Village, so winter weather is usually limited to mild temperatures and occasional showers.

Alpine Village, California gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alpine Village averages 336 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 250 sunny days per year in Alpine Village. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alpine Village gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 336 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Alpine Village is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and September are the most pleasant months in Alpine Village, while February and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAlpine Village, CaliforniaUnited States
  33.4 in.38.1 in.
  335.8 in.27.8 in.
  77.3 days106.2 days
  250 days205 days
  76.4°85.8°
  20.8°21.7°
  6.17
  4.94.3
  5604 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 Alpine Village with an average high temperature of 76.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Alpine Village, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Alpine Village are July, August and September.
In Alpine Village, there are 0.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Alpine Village with an average of 20.6°. This is one of the coldest places in California.
In Alpine Village, there are 193.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.
In Alpine Village, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in California.
Humidity is very low in Alpine Village, 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 Alpine Village with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 46% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.4 inches in Alpine Village means that it is wetter than most places in California.
March is the rainiest month in Alpine Village with 9.9 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 2.5 rainy days. There are 77.3 rainy days annually in Alpine Village, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 335.8 inches in Alpine Village means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. March is the snowiest month in Alpine Village with 67.8 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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