Chico, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHICO UNIV FARM, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Chico has an annual average temperature of 61.7°F with about 27.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 95.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.2°F). February is typically the wettest month (5.14 in) and July the driest (0.03 in).
Best time to visit Chico
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →30 of 366 (8.2%) of Chico'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.
| 1900s | 20 | |
| 1910s | 76 | |
| 1920s | 35 | |
| 1930s | 45 | |
| 1940s | 20 | |
| 1950s | 21 | |
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 17 | |
| 1980s | 17 | |
| 1990s | 22 | |
| 2000s | 33 | |
| 2010s | 20 | |
| 2020s | 16 |
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 | 56.1°F | 36.2°F | 46.1°F | 5.12 in | — | — |
| February | 62.2°F | 38.3°F | 50.3°F | 5.14 in | — | — |
| March | 66.7°F | 41.6°F | 54.2°F | 3.63 in | — | — |
| April | 72.8°F | 45.3°F | 59.0°F | 1.95 in | — | — |
| May | 81.3°F | 52.2°F | 66.8°F | 1.35 in | — | — |
| June | 89.3°F | 57.4°F | 73.4°F | 0.64 in | — | — |
| July | 95.2°F | 61.0°F | 78.1°F | 0.03 in | — | — |
| August | 94.3°F | 59.0°F | 76.7°F | 0.10 in | — | — |
| September | 90.9°F | 54.9°F | 72.9°F | 0.25 in | — | — |
| October | 79.7°F | 47.4°F | 63.5°F | 1.73 in | — | — |
| November | 65.0°F | 39.8°F | 52.4°F | 2.41 in | — | — |
| December | 56.6°F | 36.3°F | 46.4°F | 5.04 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Chico
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