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South Lake Tahoe city, California

Official LSAD Designation: South Lake Tahoe city • Census GEOID: 0673108 • El Dorado County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for South Lake Tahoe city.

Reference Weather Station: SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AP, CA US (ID: USW00093230) • Located 2.2 miles from community center • Elevation: 1,924.5 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 42.8° 18.4° 30.6° 2.81"
February 43.4° 19.3° 31.3° 3.75"
March 47.8° 23.7° 35.8° 2.87"
April 53.2° 27.6° 40.4° 1.27"
May 62.1° 33.2° 47.6° 1.32"
June 72.0° 38.1° 55.1° 0.55"
July 80.4° 42.5° 61.5° 0.39"
August 79.7° 41.0° 60.4° 0.36"
September 73.4° 35.4° 54.4° 0.28"
October 62.2° 29.2° 45.7° 1.43"
November 50.9° 23.3° 37.1° 1.94"
December 42.8° 18.0° 30.4° 3.49"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AP, CA US (ID: USW00093230) • 2.2 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 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AP, 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. 25.0 35.5 46.0 56.5 67.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 44.5°F 2011: Annual mean 43.9°F 2012: Annual mean 45.4°F 2014: Annual mean 48.3°F 2016: Annual mean 45.6°F 2017: Annual mean 45.4°F 2018: Annual mean 45.0°F 2019: Annual mean 43.3°F 2020: Annual mean 45.7°F 2021: Annual mean 45.5°F 2024: Annual mean 45.1°F 2025: Annual mean 45.6°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 58.4°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 58.9°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 60.6°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 63.4°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 60.4°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 59.6°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 60.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 57.5°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 61.7°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 60.8°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 59.7°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 60.0°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 30.5°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 29.0°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 30.3°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 33.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 30.7°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 31.1°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 29.8°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 29.0°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 29.7°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 30.3°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 30.4°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 31.1°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 44.5 58.4 30.5
2011 43.9 58.9 29.0
2012 45.4 60.6 30.3
2013 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2014 48.3 63.4 33.2
2015 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2016 45.6 60.4 30.7
2017 45.4 59.6 31.1
2018 45.0 60.2 29.8
2019 43.3 57.5 29.0
2020 45.7 61.7 29.7
2021 45.5 60.8 30.3
2022 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2023 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2024 45.1 59.7 30.4
2025 45.6 60.0 31.1
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.