Zip 96103 (Graeagle, CA) Climate

Graeagle, CA (96103) is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and sunny, while winters can be cold with temperatures dropping below freezing at night. Rainfall is light for most of the year and snowfall can occur during winter months. Snowstorms are relatively rare but they do happen occasionally. The humidity in Graeagle is low throughout the year, making it an ideal climate for outdoor activities.

Graeagle (zip 96103), California gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Graeagle (zip 96103) averages 54 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 238 sunny days per year in Graeagle (zip 96103). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Graeagle (zip 96103) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 67 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 54 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96103 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 96103 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Graeagle, California	United States
	38.3 in.	38.1 in.
	54.0 in.	27.8 in.
	67.4 days	106.2 days
	238 days	205 days
	85.5°	85.8°
	24.3°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	5.1	4.3
	4404 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 96103 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 96103 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 96103 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 96103 zip code, there are 18.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 96103 zip code with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 96103 zip code, there are 142.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 96103 zip code, there are 1.2 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 96103 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.

February is the wettest month in the 96103 zip code with 6.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 50% of yearly precipitation and 3% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in the 96103 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in California.

March is the rainiest month in the 96103 zip code with 9.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.2 rainy days. There are 67.4 rainy days annually in the 96103 zip code, 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 9% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 54.0 inches in the 96103 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. January is the snowiest month in the 96103 zip code with 13.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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