Truckee, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TRUCKEE RS, CA US.

Dsb Mediterranean continental (warm summer) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Truckee has an annual average temperature of 44°F with about 30.6 inches of precipitation per year and 206.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 15.0°F). January is typically the wettest month (5.68 in) and July the driest (0.26 in). Snow typically falls from January through December.

Annual swing
34.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,554
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Truckee's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s
15
1910s
117
1920s
2
1930s
19
1940s
27
1950s
27
1960s
20
1970s
19
1980s
50
1990s
26
2000s
44

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 41.8°F 16.1°F 28.9°F 5.68 in 43.6 in 12
February 44.5°F 17.6°F 31.1°F 5.09 in 47.9 in 11
March 49.6°F 21.2°F 35.4°F 4.46 in 32.2 in 10
April 54.8°F 25.2°F 40.0°F 2.13 in 18.5 in 9
May 64.3°F 31.4°F 47.8°F 1.49 in 4.1 in 7
June 74.8°F 35.8°F 55.3°F 0.57 in 0.9 in 3
July 83.8°F 41.4°F 62.6°F 0.26 in 2
August 83.8°F 40.3°F 62.1°F 0.53 in 2
September 76.2°F 34.1°F 55.2°F 0.63 in 0.5 in 3
October 64.6°F 27.5°F 46.0°F 1.77 in 2.8 in 5
November 50.9°F 21.2°F 36.0°F 2.81 in 11.9 in 8
December 40.5°F 15.0°F 27.8°F 5.15 in 44.2 in 12

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