Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA Climate


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Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys a mild climate year-round. Summers are typically sunny and warm with temperatures rarely exceeding 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be cool and damp, but snowfall is very rare. The climate is ideal for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and camping throughout the year. The area also receives plenty of sunshine with an average of 300 days of sunshine each year.

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 259 sunny days per year in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 43
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tamalpais-Homestead Valley is 8.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

9.5 Summer - 7.2 Winter
September, August and July are the most pleasant months in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTamalpais-Homestead Valley, CaliforniaUnited States
  40.6 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  78.1 days106.2 days
  259 days205 days
  76.5°85.8°
  42.9°21.7°
  8.47
  5.24.3
  314 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.

September is the hottest month for Tamalpais-Homestead Valley with an average high temperature of 76.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tamalpais-Homestead Valley are September, August and July.
In Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, there are 12.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tamalpais-Homestead Valley with an average of 42.9°. This is warmer than most places in California.
In Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.
In Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.
Humidity in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.
December is the wettest month in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley with 8.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 58% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.6 inches in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley means that it is wetter than most places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley with 12.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.9 rainy days. There are 78.1 rainy days annually in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 48% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 5% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley.
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