Climate of Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada has a mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for Sierra Nevada is 17° degrees and there is about 424 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 226 days a year with an average humidity of 62% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 9°C and 28°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 2°C and 18°C
Rain: it rains 107 days and there is a total of approximately 424 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 18 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3380 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 9°C and 28°C
Warmest month:	28°C in July
Coldest month:	9°C in January
Night temperature:	between 2°C and 18°C
Dry days:	240 days
Days with rain:	107 days
Days with snow:	18 days
Total rain sum:	424 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3380 hours

Climate of Sierra Nevada
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Sierra Nevada
The best travel time for Sierra Nevada
Climate of Sierra Nevada by month
Experiences with the weather of Sierra Nevada

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Sierra Nevada.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Sierra Nevada.

Climate table of Sierra Nevada

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Sierra Nevada. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Sierra Nevada might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	9	9	12	15	19	24	28	28	23	19	13	10
Night temp. (°C)	2	2	4	7	10	15	18	18	14	10	6	3
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	31	42	48	57	23	15	5	25	31	50	60	37
Days with rain	6	9	13	13	10	6	4	8	10	11	10	7
Days with snow	5	5	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
Dry days	20	14	15	16	21	24	27	23	20	20	18	22
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	8	9	8	9	10	12	10	10	10	9	8	7
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	2	3	3	3	5	6	6	6	5	3	2	2

Best time to visit Sierra Nevada

The best time to visit Sierra Nevada is May through October. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Sierra Nevada is 28°C in July and the lowest is 9°C in January.

Climate of Sierra Nevada by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Sierra Nevada? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January