Snowy winters and pleasant summers draw tourists to Lake Tahoe and its surrounding area, also called Lake Tahoe, for winter and summer recreational sports. The average temperature in the Lake Tahoe area is 30 degrees Fahrenheit in January and 60 degrees Fahrenheit in August.
In the winter, Lake Tahoe is filled with snow; the area receives an annual average of 194 inches of snow. Tourists visit the area to downhill ski, cross-country ski, sled, snowmobile, snow tube and snowshoe. The annual minimum average temperature for Lake Tahoe in January is 18.4 degrees Fahrenheit, and the annual maximum average in January is 38.4. degrees Fahrenheit.
In the summer, visitors flock to Lake Tahoe to sail, swim, scuba dive and go boating. The annual minimum average temperature for Lake Tahoe in August is 43.3 degrees Fahrenheit, while the annual maximum average in August is 77.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Lake Tahoe has an average depth of 1,000 feet. The water from 0 to 600 feet deep reaches an average temperature of between 65 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit in August and September and between 40 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit in February and March.
