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Alta Sierra, CA vs Houston, TX weather comparison

Alta Sierra

CA

Alta Sierra picks up around 32 more inches of snow each winter.

Houston has around 45 fewer freezing nights a year. Houston endures about 61 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Alta Sierra, CA and Houston, TX
Alta SierraMetricHouston
257 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies215 days
57 inPrecipitationper year52 in
84 daysWet daysrain or snow per year104 days
32 inSnowfallper year0 in
46 daysHot daysabove 90 °F107 days
50 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F5 days
57%Humidityaverage relative75%
57 °FAverage temperatureyear round71 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

Alta SierraHouston

Daily highs

6080JanMarMayJulSepNovAlta Sierra, Jan: 54 °FAlta Sierra, Feb: 55 °FAlta Sierra, Mar: 59 °FAlta Sierra, Apr: 64 °FAlta Sierra, May: 72 °FAlta Sierra, Jun: 81 °FAlta Sierra, Jul: 89 °FAlta Sierra, Aug: 89 °FAlta Sierra, Sep: 84 °FAlta Sierra, Oct: 73 °FAlta Sierra, Nov: 60 °FAlta Sierra, Dec: 52 °FHouston, Jan: 63 °FHouston, Feb: 67 °FHouston, Mar: 73 °FHouston, Apr: 79 °FHouston, May: 86 °FHouston, Jun: 91 °FHouston, Jul: 93 °FHouston, Aug: 94 °FHouston, Sep: 90 °FHouston, Oct: 82 °FHouston, Nov: 72 °FHouston, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovAlta Sierra, Jan: 35 °FAlta Sierra, Feb: 36 °FAlta Sierra, Mar: 38 °FAlta Sierra, Apr: 41 °FAlta Sierra, May: 48 °FAlta Sierra, Jun: 54 °FAlta Sierra, Jul: 60 °FAlta Sierra, Aug: 59 °FAlta Sierra, Sep: 55 °FAlta Sierra, Oct: 46 °FAlta Sierra, Nov: 39 °FAlta Sierra, Dec: 34 °FHouston, Jan: 45 °FHouston, Feb: 49 °FHouston, Mar: 54 °FHouston, Apr: 61 °FHouston, May: 69 °FHouston, Jun: 75 °FHouston, Jul: 77 °FHouston, Aug: 77 °FHouston, Sep: 72 °FHouston, Oct: 63 °FHouston, Nov: 53 °FHouston, Dec: 46 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alta Sierra high545559647281898984736052
Houston high636773798691939490827265
Alta Sierra low353638414854605955463934
Houston low454954616975777772635346

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Alta SierraHouston
0510JanMarMayJulSepNovAlta Sierra, Jan: 9.7 inAlta Sierra, Feb: 9.5 inAlta Sierra, Mar: 8.8 inAlta Sierra, Apr: 4.7 inAlta Sierra, May: 3.2 inAlta Sierra, Jun: 0.9 inAlta Sierra, Jul: 0.1 inAlta Sierra, Aug: 0.1 inAlta Sierra, Sep: 0.5 inAlta Sierra, Oct: 2.9 inAlta Sierra, Nov: 5.9 inAlta Sierra, Dec: 10.4 inHouston, Jan: 4.5 inHouston, Feb: 3.6 inHouston, Mar: 3.9 inHouston, Apr: 4.3 inHouston, May: 4.1 inHouston, Jun: 4.9 inHouston, Jul: 3.8 inHouston, Aug: 4.1 inHouston, Sep: 4.9 inHouston, Oct: 4.6 inHouston, Nov: 4.5 inHouston, Dec: 4.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alta Sierra9.79.58.84.73.20.90.10.10.52.95.910.4
Houston4.53.63.94.34.14.93.84.14.94.64.54.7

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Alta SierraHouston
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovAlta Sierra, Jan: 15 daysAlta Sierra, Feb: 13 daysAlta Sierra, Mar: 15 daysAlta Sierra, Apr: 18 daysAlta Sierra, May: 22 daysAlta Sierra, Jun: 27 daysAlta Sierra, Jul: 30 daysAlta Sierra, Aug: 30 daysAlta Sierra, Sep: 28 daysAlta Sierra, Oct: 26 daysAlta Sierra, Nov: 18 daysAlta Sierra, Dec: 15 daysHouston, Jan: 15 daysHouston, Feb: 13 daysHouston, Mar: 15 daysHouston, Apr: 16 daysHouston, May: 18 daysHouston, Jun: 21 daysHouston, Jul: 21 daysHouston, Aug: 21 daysHouston, Sep: 21 daysHouston, Oct: 22 daysHouston, Nov: 18 daysHouston, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alta Sierra151315182227303028261815
Houston151315161821212121221815

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).