 The surrounding hills (averaging 500 feet (150 m) above sea level) often experience the extremes of winter, with lows below freezing more often, and higher snowfall amounts.Snowfall is rare, and often only occurs on a few days a year, sometimes as early as November, and as late as April.Spring brings less rain, and more mild temperatures, with highs regularly in the mid 50s (12–14 °C), to around 60 (15 °C).