St. Helena, CA

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

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

St. Helena has an annual average temperature of 61°F with about 34 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 88.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 39.6°F). December is typically the wettest month (7.18 in) and July the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
23.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,169
Cooling need
741

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

34 of 366 (9.3%) of St. Helena'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.

1900s
5
1910s
48
1920s
51
1930s
62
1940s
17
1950s
27
1960s
26
1970s
24
1980s
19
1990s
30
2000s
15
2010s
29
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 58.8°F 40.2°F 49.5°F 6.47 in 13
February 62.5°F 41.9°F 52.2°F 6.71 in 11
March 66.8°F 43.9°F 55.4°F 4.98 in 10
April 71.8°F 46.3°F 59.0°F 1.97 in 6
May 78.1°F 50.5°F 64.3°F 1.31 in 3
June 85.4°F 54.2°F 69.8°F 0.35 in 1
July 88.7°F 56.0°F 72.4°F 0.01 in 0
August 88.8°F 55.7°F 72.3°F 0.04 in 0
September 86.6°F 53.8°F 70.2°F 0.06 in 1
October 78.1°F 49.4°F 63.7°F 1.65 in 3
November 65.8°F 43.7°F 54.7°F 3.24 in 8
December 58.3°F 39.6°F 48.9°F 7.18 in 13

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