How warm does Lake Tahoe get?

Typical daytime highs in Lake Tahoe are Mar–May 16°C (61°F), Jun–Aug 31°C (89°F), Sep–Nov 19°C (67°F), Dec–Feb 7°C (44°F).

Is Lake Tahoe expensive?

On the ground, Lake Tahoe is mid-range.

North America / United States

Lake Tahoe

Q: What sort of trip is Lake Tahoe good for?

Lake Tahoe is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, snow and cold air, moving about and doing things, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

Lake Tahoe · United States · Reno

Water clear enough to see forty feet down on a calm day, ski resorts ringing the shore for winter and the same slopes turned into hiking trails by summer, and a shoreline split between two states that cannot quite agree on the time zone either.

The best time to visit Lake Tahoe is Dec–Mar, or Jun–Sep, when typical daytime highs reach about 31°C (89°F). Local time there is 01:44 (UTC-7).

Best time to go

Dec–Mar, or Jun–Sep

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

RNO · Reno

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting snow and cold air moving about and doing things the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

January February March June July August September December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High4 to 36°C39 to 97°F Rain0 to 120mm0 to 4.7in

January · high 43°F · rain 2.6in · 9.7h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Reno, this page’s gateway

Lake Tahoe month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	6°C43°F	65mm2.6in	9.7h9.7h	in the recommended window
February	8°C46°F	55mm2.2in	10.7h10.7h	in the recommended window
March	11°C51°F	52mm2.0in	11.8h11.8h	in the recommended window
April	17°C63°F	21mm0.8in	13.2h13.2h
May	21°C71°F	20mm0.8in	14.3h14.3h
June	28°C82°F	8mm0.3in	14.9h14.9h	in the recommended window
July	34°C93°F	1mm0.0in	14.7h14.7h	in the recommended window
August	33°C91°F	8mm0.3in	13.7h13.7h	in the recommended window
September	27°C81°F	20mm0.8in	12.4h12.4h	in the recommended window
October	20°C67°F	41mm1.6in	11.1h11.1h
November	11°C52°F	19mm0.7in	9.9h9.9h
December	6°C43°F	103mm4.1in	9.4h9.4h	in the recommended window

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