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The climate of Lake Tahoe (California - United States of America)
Lake Tahoe is a large lake located along the border between California and Nevada. Lake Tahoe is one of the largest fresh water lakes in the United States of America. The lake is located in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range which is very popular as a winter sports destination. Several winter sports regions can be found here. Squaw Valley was the host of the 1960 winter Olympics. During the summer this region is very suitable for mountain biking and hiking. The lake itself is very popular among water sports enthusiasts, especially divers. The region surrounding the lake was originally home to the indigenous Washoe Indian tribe. Annual precipitation figures vary from 1,400 millimeters (1.4 feet) in the regions along the western banks of this basin to 660 millimeters (2.1 feet) along the eastern banks. From November till April precipitation mainly falls in the form of snow. During spring and summer when the snow melts this may cause floods. During the summer storms over the Great Basin may cause heavy rainfall, especially on the eastern side of the lake. August is the warmest month along the lake. January is the coldest month. The highest temperature on record is 37.2 degrees Celsius (99.0 degrees Fahrenheit). The coldest temperature on record is -33.9 degrees Celsius (-29.0 degrees Fahrenheit). Subzero temperatures may occur all year round.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Lake Tahoe:

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 4 -7 6 9 n/a
February 5 -7 7 8 n/a
March 6 -6 9 9 n/a
April 10 -4 11 6 n/a
May 15 0 12 5 n/a
June 20 3 12 5 n/a
July 25 6 13 5 n/a
August 24 6 12 5 n/a
September 20 3 11 4 n/a
October 15 -1 9 5 n/a
November 8 -4 7 8 n/a
December 5 -7 6 8 n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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