Dunsmuir, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DUNSMUIR TRTMT PL, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Annual swing
33°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,392
Cooling need
387

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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

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