Statewide areal climate 1951–2025

California

A 59.3°F / 21.7" normal · 2025 ran +1.2°F vs normal. 58 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +3.4°F (59.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 1st warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 75% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

59.3°F
annual mean · 21.7" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+1.2°F
60.5°F · 23.2" (107% of normal)

Warmest Year

61.5°F
2014 · coldest 56.3°F (1971)

Wettest Year

42.4in
1983 · driest 7.8" (2013)

Hottest Day

104.5°F
Jul 7 · 2024

Coldest Day

10.3°F
Dec 23 · 1990

Biggest Rain Day

1.77in
Jan 31 · 1963

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Where 2025 Ran Warm & Cool

Every county in California by its 2025 temperature vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Where 2025 Ran Warm & Cool

Monthly Climate

45°
J
47°
F
51°
M
55°
A
63°
M
71°
J
77°
J
76°
A
71°
S
61°
O
51°
N
44°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025

Counties (58)

Alameda CountyAlpine CountyAmador CountyButte CountyCalaveras CountyColusa CountyContra Costa CountyDel Norte CountyEl Dorado CountyFresno CountyGlenn CountyHumboldt CountyImperial CountyInyo CountyKern CountyKings CountyLake CountyLassen CountyLos Angeles CountyMadera CountyMarin CountyMariposa CountyMendocino CountyMerced CountyModoc CountyMono CountyMonterey CountyNapa CountyNevada CountyOrange CountyPlacer CountyPlumas CountyRiverside CountySacramento CountySan Benito CountySan Bernardino CountySan Diego CountySan Francisco CountySan Joaquin CountySan Luis Obispo CountySan Mateo CountySanta Barbara CountySanta Clara CountySanta Cruz CountyShasta CountySierra CountySiskiyou CountySolano CountySonoma CountyStanislaus CountySutter CountyTehama CountyTrinity CountyTulare CountyTuolumne CountyVentura CountyYolo CountyYuba County
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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