Georgetown, California Weather
Georgetown, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Georgetown, El Dorado County.
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About Georgetown, California
Georgetown, California, lies cradled by the Sierra Nevada foothills, a landscape sculpted by ancient rivers and more recent human endeavor. It lies 20.1 miles north-east of El Dorado Hills, CA (from El Dorado Hills, CA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east of Auburn Lake Trails. The air here, particularly in the late afternoons, carries the crisp, pine-scented breath of the surrounding forests, a scent that mingles with the fainter, earthy aroma of damp soil from the nearby creeks. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of evergreen and deciduous trees, rise and fall with a quiet, patient grace, their slopes often softened by a gentle mist that clings to the lower elevations in the morning. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dappled undergrowth and the rough-hewn textures of granite outcroppings that punctuate the terrain. The roads that wind through this country are often narrow and serpentine, mirroring the contours of the land, and it is easy to feel as though you are moving through a living, breathing organism, its pulse measured by the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a hawk. The history of Georgetown is deeply entwined with the Gold Rush, a period that etched its legacy into the very character of the place, leaving behind a spirit of resilience and independent grit. While the frantic search for gold has long since faded, the echo of that era still resonates in the weathered facades of some of the older buildings and in the stories passed down through generations. The local economy, once dominated by mining and logging, has since diversified, with a steady reliance on tourism, small-scale agriculture, and the quiet hum of businesses catering to the needs of the residents and visitors drawn to the area’s natural beauty. The nearby Rubicon River, a vital artery for the region, offers opportunities for recreation and serves as a constant reminder of the powerful forces that shaped this land, its waters a clear, cold testament to the enduring wildness of the Sierras.
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| Location | Georgetown, El Dorado County, California |
| Coordinates | 38.906844°N, 120.838546°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95634 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Georgetown, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Georgetown, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Georgetown includes coordinates 38.906844°N, 120.838546°W, situated in El Dorado County. ZIP code 95634. Telephone area code: 530. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
