Ferndale, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SCOTIA, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Ferndale has an annual average temperature of 55.6°F with about 47.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 72.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 41.6°F). December is typically the wettest month (9.68 in) and August the driest (0.05 in).
Best time to visit Ferndale
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →46 of 366 (12.6%) of Ferndale'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 | 13 | |
| 1930s | 45 | |
| 1940s | 47 | |
| 1950s | 23 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 32 | |
| 1990s | 31 | |
| 2000s | 66 | |
| 2010s | 51 | |
| 2020s | 13 |
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 | 56.6°F | 42.6°F | 49.6°F | 8.59 in | — | 17 |
| February | 57.8°F | 42.7°F | 50.3°F | 7.83 in | — | 15 |
| March | 59.2°F | 43.5°F | 51.4°F | 6.93 in | — | 17 |
| April | 61.6°F | 45.2°F | 53.4°F | 3.89 in | — | 14 |
| May | 64.4°F | 48.6°F | 56.5°F | 1.91 in | — | 10 |
| June | 67.2°F | 51.4°F | 59.3°F | 0.57 in | — | 5 |
| July | 70.0°F | 53.5°F | 61.8°F | 0.14 in | — | 2 |
| August | 71.6°F | 54.2°F | 62.9°F | 0.05 in | — | 1 |
| September | 72.5°F | 51.9°F | 62.2°F | 0.47 in | — | 3 |
| October | 68.6°F | 48.3°F | 58.4°F | 2.38 in | — | 7 |
| November | 60.6°F | 44.9°F | 52.7°F | 5.23 in | — | 14 |
| December | 55.1°F | 41.6°F | 48.3°F | 9.68 in | — | 18 |
Climate twins of Ferndale
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