Cottonwood Creek

Sierraville, Tahoe National Forest, California

Nights by month

Night lows from 2016 to 2025: a typical night, and the cold one that comes 1 night in 10.

The mildest nights are in August, typically 49°F. The coldest are in February, when 1 night in 10 drops to 7°F. Frost is common in January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December.

Typical nightCold night (1 in 10)
  1. Jan20°F 9°FBag comfortable to 10°F · frost 99% · rain or snow 35% of days
  2. Feb19°F 7°FBag comfortable to 10°F · frost 98% · rain or snow 37% of days
  3. Mar22°F 13°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 99% · rain or snow 42% of days
  4. Apr26°F 17°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 91% · rain or snow 27% of days
  5. May33°F 25°FBag comfortable to 25°F · frost 45% · rain or snow 27% of days
  6. Jun42°F 33°FBag comfortable to 35°F · frost 8% · rain or snow 11% of days
  7. Jul49°F 42°FBag comfortable to 40°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 11% of days
  8. Aug49°F 43°FBag comfortable to 45°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 12% of days
  9. Sep43°F 35°FBag comfortable to 35°F · frost 4% · rain or snow 14% of days
  10. Oct34°F 26°FBag comfortable to 25°F · frost 37% · rain or snow 13% of days
  11. Nov (this month)26°F 13°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 78% · rain or snow 27% of days
  12. Dec21°F 10°FBag comfortable to 10°F · frost 94% · rain or snow 33% of days

| = 32°F

History: ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo, corrected to the site's elevation. Bag rating: the comfort rating that keeps you warm in a tent on 9 of 10 nights that month.

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