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Yreka, California Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yreka, 3.6 km from Yreka

The warmest month is July, with an average high of 93°F; the coldest is December, with an average low of 27°F. A normal year brings 18.9 in of precipitation and 11.6 in of snow.

Temperature through the year

The normal daily high and low and the record for every date at Montague/Siskiyou (SIY), since 1948. The line marks today.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Yreka through the year, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100125JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

Normals for Sep 24

Normal high
82°F
Normal low
45°F
Record high
95°Fin 2003
Record low
30°Fin 2007
Chance of a wet day
9%
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 daysSnowfallFreeze nightsHeating DDCooling DD
January46°F27°F67°F (2024)-14°F (2017)3.28 in13.24.3 in26.38770
February52°F29°F72°F (2022)-13°F (1950)2.17 in9.92.6 in23.06900
March58°F32°F81°F (2026)11°F (2008)1.84 in11.10.4 in20.76140
April64°F37°F90°F (2009)15°F (2001)1.30 in8.80.2 in11.44391
May74°F43°F98°F (2008)19°F (2008)1.32 in8.00.0 in3.522730
June83°F49°F109°F (2021)26°F (1952)0.74 in4.30.0 in0.382105
July93°F55°F111°F (2024)40°F (2026)0.51 in2.90.0 in0.09294
August92°F54°F107°F (2017)37°F (2008)0.31 in2.00.0 in0.08256
September84°F47°F106°F (2022)27°F (1950)0.41 in2.00.0 in0.57695
October70°F38°F92°F (2010)12°F (2002)1.14 in5.00.0 in9.33566
November54°F31°F77°F (1949)8°F (2015)2.19 in10.61.5 in20.96730
December45°F27°F66°F (1950)-9°F (2013)3.71 in12.82.6 in26.38990
Year68°F39°F18.92 in9111.6 in1424,951787

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.

18.9 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 Yreka, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020304050JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Snow

NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normals for Yreka.

11.6 in of snow in a normal year.

Frost and the growing season

NOAA's 1991-2020 freeze probabilities for Yreka. 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 April 30 and the first fall freeze around October 18, a growing season of about 169 days.

Median at 36°F
last May 22, first October 3
Median at 32°F
last April 30, first October 18
Median at 28°F
last April 12, first November 1

Frost dates, growing season and degree days

Humidity and comfort

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

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

MonthDew pointHumidityDryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable
January28°F87%100%0%0%0%0%0%
February29°F86%100%0%0%0%0%0%
March32°F82%100%0%0%0%0%0%
April35°F78%100%0%0%0%0%0%
May41°F74%99%1%0%0%0%0%
June42°F62%98%2%0%0%0%0%
July41°F44%99%1%0%0%0%0%
August37°F37%100%0%0%0%0%0%
September33°F41%100%0%0%0%0%0%
October31°F57%100%0%0%0%0%0%
November30°F77%100%0%0%0%0%0%
December27°F87%100%0%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 20 percent covered on average; the cloudiest is December, at 63 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 February, averaging 5.4 mph at 10 meters (33 feet) above the ground.

Daylight and sunshine

The longest day is Jun 16, with 15 h 13 min of daylight; the shortest is Dec 19, with 9 h 08 min.

Hours of daylight at Yreka through the year.0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou County: 70.6°F (+3.3 °F against 1991-2020), the 3rd warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Siskiyou County: 0.03 in (-0.27 in against 1991-2020), the 24th driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Siskiyou County: 54.4°F (+3.8 °F against 1991-2020), the warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Siskiyou County: 14.43 in (-8.83 in against 1991-2020), the 13th driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August
71.8°F in 2022
Coolest August
58.7°F in 1899
Wettest August
2.03 in in 1976
Driest August
0.00 in in 1910

Every year since 1895

Each year's average temperature in Siskiyou County against the 1991-2020 average, in °F, 1895 to 2025.-6-4-20+2+4+61900192019401960198020002020NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance

California climate and rankings

Month pages

The weather in Yreka 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 1948. 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 USC00049866 (Yreka), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024259, 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.