Zip 96141 (Homewood, CA) Climate

The climate in Homewood, CA 96141 is generally mild and pleasant. Summers are typically warm and dry with temperatures ranging from the low 70s to high 80s. Winters can be cold but usually not too severe. The area averages around 28 inches of rain a year, mostly in the winter months. The area rarely gets snow except at higher elevations though lightning storms during summer months are fairly common. The region has an average of 300 sunny days a year making it a great place to live or visit throughout the year.

Homewood (zip 96141), California gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Homewood (zip 96141) averages 151 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 Homewood (zip 96141). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Homewood (zip 96141) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 151 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96141 zip code 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 the 96141 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Homewood, California	United States
	24.4 in.	38.1 in.
	151.1 in.	27.8 in.
	70.4 days	106.2 days
	246 days	205 days
	78.6°	85.8°
	20.1°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	4.8	4.3
	6510 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 the 96141 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 96141 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 96141 zip code are August, July and September.

In the 96141 zip code, there are 0.7 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 the 96141 zip code with an average of 20.1°. This is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 96141 zip code, there are 192.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 96141 zip code, there are 2.1 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 96141 zip code, 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 96141 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 47% of yearly precipitation and 5% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.4 inches in the 96141 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in California.

December is the rainiest month in the 96141 zip code with 9.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.6 rainy days. There are 70.4 rainy days annually in the 96141 zip code, 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 151.1 inches in the 96141 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. February is the snowiest month in the 96141 zip code with 33.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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