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Monthly climate in Truckee, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Truckee features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1186 mm (46.7 inches) and receives 93 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Truckee enjoys an average of 3465 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 25 minutes to 14 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Truckee, California, United States §

The warmest months in Truckee are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 20 °C (59 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 0 °C (30 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Truckee experiences 55 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 151 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Truckee, 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 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average high 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Daily mean -0°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Average low -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Mean minimum -11°C
(13°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)
Minimum -13°C
(9°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Truckee, California, United States §

Truckee usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 12 rainy days and 210 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Truckee are June, July and August. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Truckee, 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) 213 (8.4) 220 (8.6) 196 (7.7) 96 (3.8) 71 (2.8) 18 (0.7) 14 (0.5) 15 (0.6) 20 (0.8) 52 (2.1) 103 (4.1) 169 (6.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 11 15 8 10 4 4 5 4 3 7 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Truckee, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Truckee are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Truckee: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Truckee, 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 151 209 256 305 358 390 399 366 321 288 226 191
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 44m 10h 43m 11h 58m 13h 16m 14h 20m 14h 52m 14h 35m 13h 37m 12h 23m 11h 6m 9h 59m 9h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Truckee, California, United States §

Truckee experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Truckee UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Truckee, 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) 4 6 9 11 12 12 12 11 10 7 5 3