Big Bear City picks up around 45 more inches of snow each winter.
Lake Arrowhead sees rain or snow on roughly 23 fewer days each year. Lake Arrowhead has around 63 fewer freezing nights a year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Big Bear City | Metric | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|
| 303 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 296 days |
| 14 in | Precipitationper year | 38 in |
| 57 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 35 days |
| 59 in | Snowfallper year | 14 in |
| 1 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 11 days |
| 168 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 105 days |
| 42% | Humidityaverage relative | 50% |
| 48 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 51 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear City high | 46 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Lake Arrowhead high | 44 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Big Bear City low | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 35 | 28 | 24 |
| Lake Arrowhead low | 29 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 34 | 29 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear City | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Lake Arrowhead | 6.9 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 5.5 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear City | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 |
| Lake Arrowhead | 20 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Big Bear City vs another city
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- Big Bear City vs Yucaipa, CA
- Big Bear City vs Cherry Valley, CA
- Big Bear City vs New York, NY
- Big Bear City vs Los Angeles, CA
- Big Bear City vs Chicago, IL
- Big Bear City vs Houston, TX
- Big Bear City vs Phoenix, AZ
- Big Bear City vs Philadelphia, PA
Lake Arrowhead vs another city
- Lake Arrowhead vs Running Springs, CA
- Lake Arrowhead vs Crestline, CA
- Lake Arrowhead vs Highland, CA
- Lake Arrowhead vs San Bernardino, CA
- Lake Arrowhead vs Muscoy, CA
- Lake Arrowhead vs Hesperia, CA
- Lake Arrowhead vs New York, NY
- Lake Arrowhead vs Los Angeles, CA
- Lake Arrowhead vs Chicago, IL
- Lake Arrowhead vs Houston, TX
- Lake Arrowhead vs Phoenix, AZ
- Lake Arrowhead vs Philadelphia, PA
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).