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Silver Mountain Winter Weather

What a typical winter is like at Silver Mountain: how often it snows (or rains), how cold it gets at the base, mid-mountain and summit, and how much sun to expect, week by week, from 40 years of weather data.

Winter Weather

How often Silver Mountain gets measurable precipitation (rain vs. snow), and typical high/low temperatures, December 1–April 15, based on 40 years of real ERA5 reanalysis data.

45% of days get measurable precipitation, season average

Precipitation calibrated against real observations from the Sunset SNOTEL station (×1.15 correction). See full station data

Dec 46%
Jan 46%
Feb 44%
Mar 45%
Apr 1-15 45%
Elevation:

Precipitation frequency by week (rain vs. snow)

Average high/low temperature by week

Winter Sun & Clouds

How much of Silver Mountain's theoretically possible winter sunshine it actually gets, December–March, based on 40 years of real ERA5 satellite/reanalysis solar radiation data compared against a clear-sky model.

63% of possible sunshine, Dec–Mar average
Dec 60%
Jan 60%
Feb 65%
Mar 68%

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