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Larkfield-Wikiup, California Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Rosa, 7.2 km from Larkfield-Wikiup

The warmest month is September, with an average high of 84°F; the coldest is December, with an average low of 38°F. A normal year brings 31.5 in of precipitation.

Temperature through the year

The normal daily high and low and the record for every date at Santa Rosa (STS), since 1998. The line marks today.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Larkfield-Wikiup through the year, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

Normals for Sep 24

Normal high
83°F
Normal low
50°F
Record high
103°Fin 2019
Record low
40°Fin 2008
Chance of a wet day
6%
Daylight
12 h 04 min

Month by month

Averages for 1991-2020. Wet days have at least 0.01 inch of precipitation. Freeze nights have a low of 32°F or colder; degree days are on a 65°F base. Each month links to its own page.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRecord highRecord lowPrecipitationWet daysFreeze nightsHeating DDCooling DD
January60°F38°F82°F (2009)20°F (2007)5.78 in14.24.34940
February64°F40°F85°F (2016)25°F (2018)6.39 in12.72.53700
March67°F42°F91°F (2026)28°F (2009)4.26 in12.20.53302
April71°F44°F94°F (2004)31°F (1999)1.98 in7.80.02397
May75°F48°F102°F (2008)32°F (2022)1.28 in5.20.014223
June80°F51°F108°F (2000)39°F (1999)0.29 in1.30.05574
July82°F52°F108°F (2017)41°F (2009)0.01 in0.30.02885
August83°F53°F107°F (2010)42°F (2010)0.04 in0.40.021106
September84°F51°F114°F (2022)37°F (2019)0.15 in1.30.02699
October79°F48°F106°F (2024)27°F (2019)1.63 in3.70.09944
November67°F42°F89°F (2008)23°F (2015)3.25 in9.22.03162
December59°F38°F78°F (1999)19°F (2013)6.47 in13.15.55080
Year72°F46°F31.53 in81152,627442

Precipitation

Rain and melted snow together. The chance of a wet day is the share of days with at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

31.5 in in a normal year, most in December.

Chance of a wet day

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Larkfield-Wikiup, in percent.01020304050JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Chance of a wet day

Frost and the growing season

NOAA's 1991-2020 freeze probabilities for Santa Rosa. A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring, or an earlier one in fall.

The last spring freeze typically comes around February 25 and the first fall freeze around December 1, a growing season of about 279 days.

Median at 36°F
last April 3, first November 14
Median at 32°F
last February 25, first December 1
Median at 28°F
last January 20, first December 16

Frost dates, growing season and degree days

Humidity and comfort

NASA POWER reanalysis, 1991-2020, for the grid cell around Larkfield-Wikiup.

Days with a mean dew point of 65°F or more are rare here in every month.

MonthDew pointHumidityDryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable
January44°F85%100%0%0%0%0%0%
February45°F84%99%1%0%0%0%0%
March46°F83%100%0%0%0%0%0%
April47°F81%99%1%0%0%0%0%
May49°F78%96%4%0%0%0%0%
June50°F70%95%5%0%0%0%0%
July51°F66%94%6%0%0%0%0%
August50°F64%93%7%0%0%0%0%
September49°F62%92%8%0%0%0%0%
October46°F65%94%6%0%0%0%0%
November45°F77%98%2%0%0%0%0%
December43°F83%98%2%0%0%0%0%

Comfort is judged by the day's mean dew point: dry below 55°F, comfortable to 60°F, humid to 65°F, muggy to 70°F, oppressive to 75°F, miserable above.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered, from satellite (CERES and GEWEX SRB) by way of NASA POWER, 1991-2020.

The clearest month is August, with the sky 26 percent covered on average; the cloudiest is January, at 59 percent.

Wind

The mean wind speed over the whole day, from the MERRA-2 reanalysis by way of NASA POWER. Gusts run well above it.

The windiest month is June, averaging 10.1 mph at 10 meters (33 feet) above the ground.

Daylight and sunshine

The longest day is Jun 20, with 14 h 52 min of daylight; the shortest is Dec 18, with 9 h 28 min.

Hours of daylight at Larkfield-Wikiup through the year.0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Day length

Solar energy

Average daily sunshine reaching the ground on a flat surface, in kilowatt-hours per square meter, clouds included.

Sunrise and sunset calendar

How Sonoma County is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Sonoma County: 68.5°F (+1.4 °F against 1991-2020), the 11th warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Sonoma County: 0.01 in (-0.03 in against 1991-2020), the 53rd wettest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Sonoma County: 60.1°F (+2.4 °F against 1991-2020), the warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Sonoma County: 19.17 in (-7.46 in against 1991-2020), the 38th driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August
71.0°F in 2020
Coolest August
62.7°F in 1911
Wettest August
0.62 in in 1976
Driest August
0.00 in in 1901

Every year since 1895

Each year's average temperature in Sonoma County against the 1991-2020 average, in °F, 1895 to 2025.-4-20+2+41900192019401960198020002020NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance

California climate and rankings

Month pages

The weather in Larkfield-Wikiup in each month, day by day.

What this means

A normal is the average of the thirty years 1991 to 2020, the period the World Meteorological Organization and NOAA use for comparison. It is an average, not a forecast: most days depart from it, and some by a long way.

A record is the highest or lowest value on the date in every year the station has reported, back to 1998. It rests on one station, so a neighbor a few miles away can hold different ones.

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine come from a reanalysis: a weather model run over the past with every observation fed in, averaged over a grid cell about 50 km across. It is consistent everywhere on Earth; it smooths local detail such as a lake shore or a valley.

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Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047965 (Santa Rosa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023213, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus. Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, public domain.