Zip 96124 (Calpine, CA) Climate

The climate in 96124 Calpine, CA is generally mild and sunny. Summers are warm with temperatures reaching up to 90°F during the day and cooling down to 55°F at night. Winters are cold but not extreme, with temperatures ranging from just below freezing to about 45°F during the day. Precipitation is light throughout the year, with an average of 17 inches per year. The area usually sees very little snowfall each year and has clear skies for most of the winter months.

Calpine (zip 96124), California gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Calpine (zip 96124) averages 105 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 Calpine (zip 96124). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Calpine (zip 96124) 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 105 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 96124 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

9.1 Summer - 4.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 96124 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Calpine, California	United States
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	83.5°	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 96124 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 96124 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 96124 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 96124 zip code, there are 11.2 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 96124 zip code with an average of 21.7°. This is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 96124 zip code, there are 165.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In the 96124 zip code, there are 2.5 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 96124 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 96124 zip code with 6.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.2 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 36.9 inches in the 96124 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in California.

March is the rainiest month in the 96124 zip code with 9.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.1 rainy days. There are 70.4 rainy days annually in the 96124 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 8% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 104.5 inches in the 96124 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in California. February is the snowiest month in the 96124 zip code with 22.3 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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