Annual mean 9°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind S
Warmest
28.9 °C
Coldest
3.9 °C
Wettest
44%
Windiest
4.3 m/s
Prevailing
S
3.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in South Lake Tahoe over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. The rainy (wet) season in South Lake Tahoe runs from October to May, peaking in December with a 45% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; July is the driest month, at 22%. Winds in South Lake Tahoe are highest in March, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in South Lake Tahoe come in July, when the sky is typically 6% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 39%.
Month by month South Lake Tahoe climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
4°C
-4°C
-0°C
45%
36%
2.2 m/s
1
0
13
February
6°C
-4°C
0°C
45%
33%
2.7 m/s
1
0
19
March
7°C
-2°C
2°C
45%
39%
2.8 m/s
3
0
24
April
13°C
1°C
8°C
39%
26%
2.8 m/s
15
0
54
May
17°C
5°C
12°C
39%
23%
2.6 m/s
38
3
72
June
24°C
9°C
19°C
30%
9%
2.7 m/s
70
19
68
July
28°C
11°C
24°C
22%
6%
2.3 m/s
75
45
44
August
27°C
9°C
23°C
31%
12%
2.2 m/s
80
38
49
September
23°C
6°C
18°C
34%
15%
2.2 m/s
69
15
71
October
17°C
2°C
12°C
36%
14%
2.1 m/s
39
3
72
November
10°C
-2°C
5°C
40%
23%
2.2 m/s
7
0
41
December
5°C
-3°C
1°C
45%
32%
2.2 m/s
1
0
16
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short South Lake Tahoe weather by season
Year round, South Lake Tahoe has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°C to 11°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
South Lake Tahoe weather in winterDecember to February
High 5°CLow -4°CRain 45%
Winter in South Lake Tahoe has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 45% chance of rain on a given day.
South Lake Tahoe weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 1°CRain 41%
Spring in South Lake Tahoe has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
South Lake Tahoe weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 10°CRain 28%
Summer in South Lake Tahoe has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
South Lake Tahoe weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 2°CRain 37%
Autumn in South Lake Tahoe has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in South Lake Tahoe?
The rainy (wet) season in South Lake Tahoe runs from October to May, peaking in December with a 45% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is June to September; July is the driest month, at 22%.
What time of year is South Lake Tahoe windiest?
Winds in South Lake Tahoe are highest in March, averaging 2.8 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in South Lake Tahoe year round?
The average temperature in South Lake Tahoe over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.