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Monthly climate in Placerville, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Placerville features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1282 mm (50.5 inches) and receives 74 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Placerville enjoys an average of 3442 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 29 minutes to 14 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Placerville, California, United States §

The warmest months in Placerville are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 26 °C (72 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (45 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Placerville experiences 116 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 16 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Placerville, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Placerville, California, United States §

Placerville usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 12 rainy days and 235 mm (9.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Placerville are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Placerville, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 226 (8.9) 231 (9.1) 249 (9.8) 115 (4.5) 69 (2.7) 8 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 62 (2.4) 128 (5.0) 179 (7.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 10 16 8 6 1 0 0 2 3 7 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Placerville, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Placerville are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Placerville: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Placerville, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 149 207 252 300 360 387 397 364 319 286 224 192
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 47m 10h 45m 11h 59m 13h 14m 14h 17m 14h 48m 14h 31m 13h 35m 12h 22m 11h 7m 10h 2m 9h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Placerville, California, United States §

Placerville experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Placerville UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Placerville, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 6 4 3