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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sunnyside-Tahoe City California, United States

In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, the summers are warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, freezing, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 18°F to 79°F and is rarely below 5°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Sunnyside-Tahoe City for warm-weather activities is from early July to late August.

Climate in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

very coldcoldcoolwarmcoolcoldvery coldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow89%89%45%45%clearovercastprecipitation: 4.6 inprecipitation: 4.6 in0.1 in0.1 inmuggy: 0%muggy: 0%drydrytourism score: 4.9tourism score: 4.90.00.0
Sunnyside-Tahoe City weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 17 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 71°F. The hottest month of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is July, with an average high of 78°F and low of 43°F.

The cold season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 17 to March 16, with an average daily high temperature below 46°F. The coldest month of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is December, with an average low of 19°F and high of 39°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Average High and Low Temperature in Sunnyside-Tahoe CitywarmcoldcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FDec 3038°FDec 3038°FAug 279°FAug 279°F18°F18°F44°F44°FJun 1771°FJun 1771°FSep 1771°FSep 1771°FMar 1646°FMar 1646°F39°F39°F38°F38°F24°F24°F25°F25°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 39°F42°F46°F53°F61°F70°F78°F77°F71°F60°F47°F39°F
Temp. 28°F30°F34°F39°F47°F55°F62°F60°F54°F44°F34°F28°F
Low 19°F21°F24°F28°F34°F39°F43°F43°F37°F30°F25°F19°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Average Hourly Temperature in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingfreezingfreezingvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Seyne-les-Alpes, France (5,783 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Sunnyside-Tahoe City (view comparison).

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In Sunnyside-Tahoe City, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City begins around May 29 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around October 19.

The clearest month of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 87% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 19 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around May 29.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 54% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Cloud Cover Categories in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2889%Jul 2889%Mar 145%Mar 145%May 2966%May 2966%Oct 1967%Oct 1967%NowNowclearpartly cloudyovercastmostly clearmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 53%54%53%46%38%23%13%13%17%32%47%52%
Clearer 47%46%47%54%62%77%87%87%83%68%53%48%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Sunnyside-Tahoe City varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.6 months, from October 29 to April 16, with a greater than 18% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is February, with an average of 9.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.4 months, from April 16 to October 29. The month with the fewest wet days in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is July, with an average of 0.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Sunnyside-Tahoe City changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.1 months, from April 10 to November 11. The month with the most days of rain alone in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is May, with an average of 3.1 days.

Mixed snow and rain is the most common for 4.9 months, from November 11 to April 10. The month with the most days of mixed snow and rain in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is February, with an average of 4.4 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Sunnyside-Tahoe CitymixedrainmixedJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 2334%Feb 2334%Jul 182%Jul 182%Apr 1020%Apr 1020%Nov 1123%Nov 1123%NowNowsnowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 1.7d2.0d2.3d2.5d3.1d1.6d0.9d0.9d1.6d2.9d2.9d2.4d
Mixed 4.3d4.4d4.2d2.2d0.9d0.3d0.0d0.0d0.4d1.1d3.2d4.0d
Snow 3.3d3.0d2.5d1.0d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d1.4d2.8d
Any 9.3d9.4d9.0d5.7d4.2d1.8d0.9d0.9d2.0d4.2d7.5d9.3d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sunnyside-Tahoe City experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.7 months, from September 18 to June 8, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is December, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from June 8 to September 18. The month with the least rain in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is July, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Average Monthly Rainfall in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 inDec 42.6 inDec 42.6 inJul 290.1 inJul 290.1 inFeb 172.4 inFeb 172.4 inSep 180.5 inSep 180.5 inJun 80.5 inJun 80.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.1″2.4″1.8″1.0″0.9″0.4″0.1″0.1″0.4″1.4″2.4″2.5″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sunnyside-Tahoe City experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from October 5 to May 21, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is February, with an average snowfall of 22.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 21 to October 5. The least snow falls around August 4, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Average Monthly Snowfall in Sunnyside-Tahoe CitysnowsnowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in10 in10 in20 in20 in30 in30 in40 in40 in50 in50 inFeb 1722.2 inFeb 1722.2 inAug 40.0 inAug 40.0 inOct 51.0 inOct 51.0 inMay 211.0 inMay 211.0 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 19.5″22.0″16.5″7.0″1.4″0.2″0.0″0.0″0.3″1.9″9.0″19.0″

The length of the day in Sunnyside-Tahoe City varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 25 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 8 minMar 1912 hr, 8 minMar 1914 hr, 56 minJun 2014 hr, 56 minJun 2012 hr, 10 minSep 2212 hr, 10 minSep 229 hr, 25 minDec 219 hr, 25 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 9.8h10.8h12.0h13.3h14.4h14.9h14.6h13.6h12.4h11.1h10.0h9.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:33 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 56 minutes later at 7:30 AM on November 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:37 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 53 minutes later at 8:30 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Sunnyside-Tahoe City during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 135:33 AMJun 135:33 AM8:30 PMJun 278:30 PMJun 27Dec 64:37 PMDec 64:37 PM7:30 AMNov 27:30 AMNov 2Mar 10DSTMar 10DSTDSTNov 3DSTNov 3daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0001010101020202030303040404050506060700001010102020202030304040505060702774NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Humidity Comfort Levels in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sunnyside-Tahoe City experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from November 4 to June 4, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.0 months, from June 4 to November 4. The calmest month of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Average Wind Speed in Sunnyside-Tahoe CitywindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphMar 176.7 mphMar 176.7 mphAug 54.9 mphAug 54.9 mphNov 45.8 mphNov 45.8 mphJun 45.8 mphJun 45.8 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 6.26.46.66.56.05.75.25.05.25.56.16.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sunnyside-Tahoe City varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.3 months, from March 16 to September 26, with a peak percentage of 53% on July 22. The wind is most often from the east for 1.2 months, from September 26 to October 31, with a peak percentage of 35% on October 19. The wind is most often from the south for 4.5 months, from October 31 to March 16, with a peak percentage of 41% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Wind Direction in Sunnyside-Tahoe CitySWESJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sunnyside-Tahoe City throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sunnyside-Tahoe City for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to late August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Tourism Score in Sunnyside-Tahoe Citybest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.94.90.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sunnyside-Tahoe City for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Beach/Pool Score in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810102.72.70.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Sunnyside-Tahoe City typically lasts for 2.6 months (81 days), from around June 20 to around September 8, rarely starting before May 26 or after July 26, and rarely ending before August 10 or after October 3.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 2050%Jun 2050%Sep 850%Sep 850%Jul 2690%Jul 2690%Aug 1090%Aug 1090%May 2610%May 2610%Oct 310%Oct 310%0%Feb 290%Feb 29NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Sunnyside-Tahoe City should appear around May 12, only rarely appearing before April 27 or after June 2.

Growing Degree Days in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Growing Degree Days in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°F1,600°F1,600°FMay 1290°FMay 1290°FAug 7900°FAug 7900°FDec 311,524°FDec 311,524°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 8 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is June, with an average of 8.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 1 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Sunnyside-Tahoe City is December, with an average of 2.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Sunnyside-Tahoe CitybrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 308.7 kWhJun 308.7 kWhDec 182.3 kWhDec 182.3 kWhMay 87.4 kWhMay 87.4 kWhAug 217.4 kWhAug 217.4 kWhNov 13.6 kWhNov 13.6 kWhFeb 143.6 kWhFeb 143.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 2.73.65.06.57.68.58.47.66.24.53.02.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sunnyside-Tahoe City are 39.150 deg latitude, -120.161 deg longitude, and 6,778 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sunnyside-Tahoe City contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,089 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,547 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,881 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,315 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sunnyside-Tahoe City is covered by trees (75%) and water (23%), within 10 miles by trees (54%) and water (33%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (46%) and trees (46%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sunnyside-Tahoe City, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 5 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Sunnyside-Tahoe City.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Sunnyside-Tahoe City according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Sunnyside-Tahoe City is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Sunnyside-Tahoe City and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Sunnyside-Tahoe City and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

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