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Monthly climate in Chico, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chico features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 970 mm (38.2 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chico enjoys an average of 3366 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 24 minutes to 14 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chico, California, United States §

The warmest months in Chico are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 29 °C (79 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 10 °C (48 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chico experiences 153 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Chico, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Minimum -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chico, California, United States §

Chico usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 10 rainy days and 179 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chico are June, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chico, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 183 (7.2) 199 (7.8) 156 (6.2) 79 (3.1) 47 (1.9) 8 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 53 (2.1) 96 (3.8) 140 (5.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 9 13 8 4 1 0 0 1 3 6 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Chico, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Chico are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chico: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chico, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 132 199 247 291 357 387 399 361 315 281 211 181
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 43m 10h 42m 11h 58m 13h 16m 14h 22m 14h 54m 14h 36m 13h 38m 12h 23m 11h 6m 9h 58m 9h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Chico, California, United States §

Chico experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chico UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chico, California, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 4 7 8 10 11 11 10 9 6 4 3