Clearlake, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLEARLAKE 4 SE, CA US.

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Clearlake has an annual average temperature of 56.9°F with about 29.9 inches of precipitation per year and 0.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.6°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.19 in) and July the driest (0.01 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.

Annual swing
29.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,540
Cooling need
636

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

77 of 366 (21%) of Clearlake'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.

1950s
20
1960s
71
1970s
49
1980s
61
1990s
28
2000s
32
2010s
58
2020s
47

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 54.8°F 32.6°F 43.7°F 6.19 in 0.2 in 14
February 57.7°F 33.7°F 45.7°F 6.15 in 0.1 in 13
March 61.6°F 35.4°F 48.5°F 3.99 in 0.1 in 10
April 66.4°F 39.3°F 52.8°F 1.99 in 8
May 72.5°F 45.0°F 58.8°F 1.16 in 5
June 83.2°F 51.5°F 67.3°F 0.23 in 2
July 91.4°F 55.9°F 73.6°F 0.01 in 0
August 90.5°F 54.3°F 72.4°F 0.09 in 0
September 85.4°F 50.3°F 67.9°F 0.17 in 1
October 75.4°F 43.2°F 59.3°F 0.91 in 4
November 63.4°F 35.6°F 49.5°F 2.89 in 9
December 54.8°F 32.6°F 43.7°F 6.08 in 13

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