Grass Valley, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GRASS VALLEY #2, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Grass Valley has an annual average temperature of 56.1°F with about 53.2 inches of precipitation per year and 8.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 32.6°F). December is typically the wettest month (10.48 in) and July the driest (0.00 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Annual swing
30.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,759
Cooling need
564

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

83 of 366 (22.7%) of Grass Valley'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.

1960s
41
1970s
79
1980s
80
1990s
24
2000s
49
2010s
37
2020s
56

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 53.6°F 33.1°F 43.4°F 9.30 in 0.7 in 13
February 54.9°F 34.2°F 44.5°F 8.98 in 3.0 in 12
March 57.9°F 37.0°F 47.5°F 8.16 in 3.0 in 12
April 62.7°F 40.0°F 51.3°F 4.43 in 0.5 in 9
May 70.8°F 46.8°F 58.8°F 2.48 in 6
June 80.2°F 52.6°F 66.4°F 0.74 in 3
July 88.0°F 58.2°F 73.1°F 0.00 in 0
August 87.4°F 56.8°F 72.1°F 0.11 in 1
September 82.3°F 52.1°F 67.2°F 0.44 in 2
October 72.1°F 44.2°F 58.2°F 2.56 in 4
November 59.8°F 37.1°F 48.4°F 5.52 in 0.2 in 8
December 52.6°F 32.6°F 42.6°F 10.48 in 1.2 in 12

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