Amador Pines, CA climate
Amador Pines has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 36°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Amador Pines feels like
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Amador Pines weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 36° | 9.2" | 0.1" | 10 | 0 | 39° – 52° |
| February | 54° | 35° | 8.5" | 1.7" | 10 | 0 | 36° – 53° |
| March | 58° | 37° | 7.9" | 1.5" | 9 | 0 | 38° – 55° |
| April | 62° | 39° | 4.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43° – 56° |
| May | 70° | 46° | 2.8" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47° – 68° |
| June | 81° | 53° | 0.7" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| July | 89° | 60° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70° – 80° |
| August | 89° | 60° | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70° – 79° |
| September | 83° | 56° | 0.4" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65° – 75° |
| October | 72° | 49° | 2.7" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56° – 69° |
| November | 59° | 40° | 5.0" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40° – 55° |
| December | 50° | 35° | 8.7" | 0.4" | 9 | 0 | 38° – 50° |
| Year | 68° | 46° | 50.4" | 3.7" | 63 | 1 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Amador Pines
Amador Pines gets 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 63 days a year.
About 191 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first one by November 2. That leaves about 191 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 65% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Amador Pines
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Amador Pines, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Amador Pines and its neighbors
Amador Pines borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 2.3°. Buckhorn has the coldest January nights (35°) and Lockwood the hottest July afternoons (91°). Amador Pines’s January low is 36° and its July high 89°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Amador Pines compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Amador Pines averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in August (+1.5°). The shift is smaller than in 91% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Amador Pines’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. May swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 47° to 68°. August is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Amador Pines’s climate
What is the coldest month in Amador Pines?
December, with a typical high of 50° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Amador Pines?
August, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 60°. About 58 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Amador Pines get?
About 4 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Amador Pines?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 2, and the last spring frost by April 26.
What is the rainiest month in Amador Pines?
January, with 9.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 50 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Amador Pines itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at West Pt, CA (8 mi, snow) and Pacific House, CA (19 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.