Dorris, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KENO, OR US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Dorris has an annual average temperature of 47.6°F with about 18.9 inches of precipitation per year and 52.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 20.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (3.59 in) and July the driest (0.31 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Dorris
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →226 of 366 (61.7%) of Dorris'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.
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 4 | |
| 1970s | 12 | |
| 1980s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 0 | |
| 2000s | 0 | |
| 2010s | 265 | |
| 2020s | 85 |
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 | 41.1°F | 21.0°F | 31.1°F | 2.88 in | 12.1 in | 13 |
| February | 46.2°F | 22.7°F | 34.5°F | 1.96 in | 10.6 in | 10 |
| March | 52.1°F | 26.1°F | 39.1°F | 1.84 in | 5.8 in | 11 |
| April | 58.0°F | 29.8°F | 43.9°F | 1.64 in | 1.9 in | 10 |
| May | 67.9°F | 37.0°F | 52.5°F | 1.32 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| June | 77.2°F | 42.7°F | 60.0°F | 0.69 in | — | 5 |
| July | 88.1°F | 48.5°F | 68.3°F | 0.31 in | — | 2 |
| August | 86.6°F | 47.0°F | 66.8°F | 0.43 in | — | 3 |
| September | 79.4°F | 39.3°F | 59.4°F | 0.50 in | — | 3 |
| October | 64.2°F | 30.6°F | 47.4°F | 1.29 in | 0.3 in | 6 |
| November | 49.1°F | 25.2°F | 37.2°F | 2.44 in | 6.6 in | 11 |
| December | 40.1°F | 20.9°F | 30.5°F | 3.59 in | 14.7 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Dorris
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).