Big Bear Lake, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BIG BEAR LAKE, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Big Bear Lake has an annual average temperature of 48°F with about 20 inches of precipitation per year and 58.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 23.5°F). January is typically the wettest month (4.51 in) and June the driest (0.15 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Big Bear Lake
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →56 of 366 (15.3%) of Big Bear Lake's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1960s | 46 | |
| 1970s | 51 | |
| 1980s | 72 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 80 | |
| 2010s | 46 | |
| 2020s | 42 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46.1°F | 23.6°F | 34.8°F | 4.51 in | 13.4 in | 7 |
| February | 45.7°F | 23.7°F | 34.7°F | 4.39 in | 14.3 in | 7 |
| March | 51.2°F | 27.0°F | 39.1°F | 2.37 in | 11.7 in | 6 |
| April | 57.3°F | 31.0°F | 44.2°F | 0.78 in | 3.0 in | 4 |
| May | 65.8°F | 37.2°F | 51.5°F | 0.42 in | 0.6 in | 2 |
| June | 75.1°F | 43.5°F | 59.3°F | 0.15 in | — | 1 |
| July | 79.7°F | 50.5°F | 65.1°F | 0.69 in | — | 3 |
| August | 78.7°F | 49.5°F | 64.1°F | 0.82 in | — | 3 |
| September | 73.0°F | 44.0°F | 58.5°F | 0.40 in | — | 2 |
| October | 63.4°F | 35.0°F | 49.2°F | 0.79 in | 1.2 in | 2 |
| November | 53.5°F | 27.8°F | 40.6°F | 1.35 in | 3.4 in | 3 |
| December | 46.2°F | 23.5°F | 34.8°F | 3.31 in | 11.0 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Big Bear Lake
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