Climate in Susanville Metro Area, California

Susanville Metro Area, California gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Susanville Metro Area averages 44 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 Susanville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Susanville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 62 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Susanville metro area is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

July is the hottest month for the Susanville metro area with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the Susanville metro area, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Susanville metro area are September, June and August.

In the Susanville metro area, there are 23.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Susanville metro area with an average of 20.7°. This is one of the coldest places in California.

In the Susanville metro area, there are 165.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In the Susanville metro area, there are 3.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in California.

Humidity is very low in the Susanville metro area, 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 the Susanville metro area with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 43% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.7 inches in the Susanville metro area means that it is drier than most places in California.

March is the rainiest month in the Susanville metro area with 7.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 1.4 rainy days. There are 62.2 rainy days annually in the Susanville metro area, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 11% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.4 inches in the Susanville metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. January is the snowiest month in the Susanville metro area with 9.9 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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