ˈoʊɪŋ tə bˌiːɪŋ klˈoʊsɚ tə ðə siːˈɛɹəkɐskˈeɪd kɹˈɛst, haʊˈɛvɚ, kˈɛmʌlt ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə snˈoʊiɪst ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd plˈeɪsᵻz ɪnðə kəntˈɪɡjuːəs jˌuːˈɛs, wɪð ɐ θˈɜːɾijˈɪɹ ˈævɹɪdʒ ʌv , wˌɪtʃ ɪz kˈɑːmpɚɹəbəl tə flˈæɡstæf, ˌæɹɪzˈoʊnə, ænd ɪɾ ˈɔːlsoʊ hɐz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə hˈaɪɪst fɹˈiːkwənsi ʌv nˈaɪts bᵻlˈoʊ , wɪð ɐn ˈævɹɪdʒ ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv nˈaɪts ˈiːtʃ jˈɪɹ fˈɔːlɪŋ bᵻlˌoʊ ðɪs tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚ bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɪlˈɛvən.sˈɛvən ɪnðə sˈʌmɚ mˈʌnθs ʌv dʒuːlˈaɪ ænd ˈɔːɡəst wɛn dˈeɪz kæn skˈaɪɹˌɑːkɪt tʊ ɔːɹ hˈaɪɚ.
Owing to being closer to the Sierra-Cascade crest, however, Chemult is one of the snowiest inhabited places in the contiguous US, with a thirty-year average of , which is comparable to Flagstaff, Arizona, and it also has among the highest frequency of nights below , with an average of 255 nights each year falling below this temperature between 1971 and 2000, including 11.7 in the summer months of July and August when days can skyrocket to  or higher.