Soda Springs, CA climate
Soda Springs has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 445 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Soda Springs feels like
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Soda Springs 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 23° | 9.8" | 73.0" | 12 | 27° – 39° |
| February | 42° | 23° | 9.3" | 84.2" | 12 | 25° – 41° |
| March | 46° | 25° | 8.3" | 105.7" | 16 | 28° – 43° |
| April | 50° | 28° | 4.5" | 41.2" | 11 | 33° – 44° |
| May | 58° | 35° | 2.8" | 15.6" | 11 | 38° – 54° |
| June | 68° | 41° | 1.0" | 1.8" | 6 | 49° – 60° |
| July | 77° | 47° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 57° – 66° |
| August | 76° | 46° | 0.3" | 0 | 3 | 57° – 65° |
| September | 70° | 42° | 0.8" | 1.5" | 4 | 52° – 61° |
| October | 60° | 35° | 3.3" | 9.9" | 6 | 43° – 54° |
| November | 48° | 28° | 5.8" | 42.8" | 9 | 29° – 45° |
| December | 41° | 22° | 10.2" | 69.3" | 14 | 27° – 37° |
| Year | 56° | 33° | 56.3" | 445.0" | 105 |
“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 Soda Springs
Soda Springs gets 56 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 105 days a year.
About 108 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 9 and the first one by September 25. That leaves about 108 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Soda Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Soda Springs, 100% of that work is heating and 0% 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.
How Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 63% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Soda Springs’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 38° to 54°. August is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Soda Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Soda Springs?
December, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Soda Springs?
July, with a typical high of 77° and a low of 47°.
How much snow does Soda Springs get?
About 445 inches in a normal winter, most of it in March.
When is the first frost in Soda Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 25, and the last spring frost by June 9.
What is the rainiest month in Soda Springs?
December, with 10.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 56 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Soda Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Soda Springs 1.5 Ssw, CA (2 mi, snow) and Tahoe City, CA (17 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.