Ferndale, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SCOTIA, CA US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
14.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,396
Cooling need
0

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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

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