Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:35 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:15 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 43°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 18°F20 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month February22 in of snow a year, on about 11 days1 days above 90°F, 222 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, South Lake Tahoe Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Minden
Nearby landmarksGrass Lakelake · 2.4 miLake of the Woodslake · 3.2 miANGORA RESORT PARKING AREAtrailhead · under a mileGLEN ALPINE TRAILHEADtrailhead · under a mileTwin Peakspeak · 3.2 miSawyier Fallswaterfall · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEldorado National Forestnational forest · within reach · 88,559 acresWashoe Meadows State Parkstate park · 1.8 mi · 861 acresEldorado Othernational forest · 3.0 miEldorado Purchase Unitnational forest · 5.1 mi · 306 acresEmerald Bay State Parkstate park · 5.4 mi · 624 acresD.L. Bliss State Parkstate park · 7.0 mi · 1,162 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes699 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197073 of magnitude 4+, 6 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 12 Sep 199423 mi away, near Carter Springs, NevadaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 22 May 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEl Dorado County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured44 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, El Dorado County monitors, CA
Drinking waterSouth Tahoe PUD - Mainserves 100,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,358 ft2,243 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBarton Memorial Hospital4.6 miPost officeMeyers Post Office3.2 miTown hallSouth Lake Tahoe City Hall4.0 miPoliceEl Dorado County Sheriff's Office6.6 miFire stationFallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLake Tahoe Community College6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF31 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO46 miInterstateI-58023 miUS highwayUS 502.6 miAmtrakTruckee, CA TRU32 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96152 ZIP area.
