Zip 95604 (Auburn, CA) Climate

Auburn, CA 95604 has a temperate Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cold, wet winters. During the summer months, Auburn experiences high temperatures in the 80s and 90s Fahrenheit with low humidity levels. The winter months are characterized by lower temperatures in the mid to upper 40s Fahrenheit along with higher levels of rainfall and occasional snowfall.

Auburn (zip 95604), California gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Auburn (zip 95604) averages 185 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 244 sunny days per year in Auburn (zip 95604). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Auburn (zip 95604) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 19
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 185 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 95604 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 95604 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Auburn, California	United States
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	77.2°	85.8°
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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 95604 zip code with an average high temperature of 77.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 95604 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 95604 zip code are July, August and September.

In the 95604 zip code, there are 0.0 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 95604 zip code with an average of 19.4°. This is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 95604 zip code, there are 198.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 95604 zip code, there are 1.0 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 95604 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 95604 zip code with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 51% of yearly precipitation and 3% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.3 inches in the 95604 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in California.

December is the rainiest month in the 95604 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.3 rainy days. There are 78.7 rainy days annually in the 95604 zip code, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 9% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 184.9 inches in the 95604 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. February is the snowiest month in the 95604 zip code with 40.7 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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