Placerville has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), with Jul highs around 93°F and Jan lows near 35°F, and about 40 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: big mountains nearby, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $464k.
Explore Placerville on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (37 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Placerville, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (both the Sierra Nevada), both well inland, 1,700 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (35 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Placerville, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Placerville is dry, golden landscape, both have big mountains close by (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Sierra Nevada), both well inland, 1,400 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (40 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Placerville, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Placerville is dry, golden landscape, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Sierra Nevada), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (44 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Placerville, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Sierra Nevada), near the coast, unlike inland Placerville, 1,800 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow23% less rain (31 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Placerville, no snow.
SceneryForested where Placerville is dry, golden landscape, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Sierra Nevada), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 4°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain (19 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Placerville, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have big mountains close by, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56° | 35° | 6.9 |
| Feb | 59° | 38° | 6.7 |
| Mar | 63° | 41° | 6.1 |
| Apr | 68° | 44° | 3.1 |
| May | 76° | 49° | 1.7 |
| Jun | 85° | 55° | 0.4 |
| Jul | 93° | 61° | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92° | 60° | 0.1 |
| Sep | 87° | 56° | 0.7 |
| Oct | 77° | 49° | 2.1 |
| Nov | 63° | 40° | 5.0 |
| Dec | 56° | 36° | 7.0 |