Dunsmuir, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DUNSMUIR TRTMT PL, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Dunsmuir has an annual average temperature of 53.9°F with about 63.3 inches of precipitation per year and 26.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (12.57 in) and July the driest (0.15 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Dunsmuir
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →78 of 366 (21.3%) of Dunsmuir'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.
| 1970s | 7 | |
| 1980s | 114 | |
| 1990s | 66 | |
| 2000s | 82 | |
| 2010s | 40 | |
| 2020s | 57 |
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 | 48.6°F | 29.9°F | 39.3°F | 11.08 in | 8.2 in | 15 |
| February | 52.4°F | 30.8°F | 41.6°F | 10.46 in | 6.7 in | 13 |
| March | 57.2°F | 33.4°F | 45.3°F | 9.20 in | 2.7 in | 13 |
| April | 63.3°F | 37.1°F | 50.2°F | 4.90 in | 0.6 in | 11 |
| May | 72.8°F | 44.1°F | 58.4°F | 2.83 in | — | 8 |
| June | 81.2°F | 50.2°F | 65.7°F | 1.33 in | — | 4 |
| July | 89.9°F | 54.0°F | 71.9°F | 0.15 in | — | 1 |
| August | 89.1°F | 51.5°F | 70.3°F | 0.20 in | — | 1 |
| September | 83.5°F | 46.2°F | 64.9°F | 0.68 in | — | 2 |
| October | 70.9°F | 39.3°F | 55.1°F | 3.04 in | — | 6 |
| November | 56.3°F | 33.6°F | 44.9°F | 6.89 in | 1.7 in | 10 |
| December | 47.7°F | 30.1°F | 38.9°F | 12.57 in | 6.8 in | 14 |
Climate twins of Dunsmuir
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).