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Alta Sierra CDP, California

Official LSAD Designation: Alta Sierra CDP • Census GEOID: 0601360 • Nevada County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Alta Sierra CDP.

Reference Weather Station: GRASS VALLEY #2, CA US (ID: USC00043573) • Located 5.5 miles from community center • Elevation: 731.5 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 53.6° 33.1° 43.4° 9.30"
February 54.9° 34.2° 44.5° 8.98"
March 57.9° 37.0° 47.5° 8.16"
April 62.7° 40.0° 51.3° 4.43"
May 70.8° 46.8° 58.8° 2.48"
June 80.2° 52.6° 66.4° 0.74"
July 88.0° 58.2° 73.1° 0.00"
August 87.4° 56.8° 72.1° 0.11"
September 82.3° 52.1° 67.2° 0.44"
October 72.1° 44.2° 58.2° 2.56"
November 59.8° 37.1° 48.4° 5.52"
December 52.6° 32.6° 42.6° 10.48"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station GRASS VALLEY #2, CA US (ID: USC00043573) • 5.5 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at GRASS VALLEY #2, CA US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 39.0 48.0 57.0 66.0 75.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 54.8°F 2011: Annual mean 54.4°F 2012: Annual mean 56.5°F 2013: Annual mean 56.8°F 2014: Annual mean 58.6°F 2015: Annual mean 58.4°F 2016: Annual mean 57.1°F 2017: Annual mean 57.5°F 2018: Annual mean 57.3°F 2019: Annual mean 55.9°F 2020: Annual mean 58.1°F 2021: Annual mean 58.1°F 2022: Annual mean 57.3°F 2023: Annual mean 55.7°F 2024: Annual mean 58.0°F 2025: Annual mean 57.6°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 66.1°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 66.4°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 68.8°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 70.3°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 71.0°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 71.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 69.5°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 69.6°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 70.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 67.9°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 71.3°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 71.2°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 71.0°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 68.2°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 70.6°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 70.3°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 43.6°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 42.4°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 44.1°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 43.3°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 46.1°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 45.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 44.8°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 45.4°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 44.3°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 43.8°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 44.9°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 45.0°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 43.7°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 43.3°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 45.3°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 44.8°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 54.8 66.1 43.6
2011 54.4 66.4 42.4
2012 56.5 68.8 44.1
2013 56.8 70.3 43.3
2014 58.6 71.0 46.1
2015 58.4 71.2 45.5
2016 57.1 69.5 44.8
2017 57.5 69.6 45.4
2018 57.3 70.2 44.3
2019 55.9 67.9 43.8
2020 58.1 71.3 44.9
2021 58.1 71.2 45.0
2022 57.3 71.0 43.7
2023 55.7 68.2 43.3
2024 58.0 70.6 45.3
2025 57.6 70.3 44.8
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.