Monthly climate in Crescent City, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Crescent City features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1702 mm (67.0 inches) and receives 102 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Crescent City enjoys an average of 3176 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 11 minutes to 15 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Crescent City, California, United States §

The warmest months in Crescent City are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 15 °C (58 - 59 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 10 °C (48 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Crescent City experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Crescent City, 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 18°C
(64°F)
21°C
(70°F)
15°C
(59°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
24°C
(76°F)
28°C
(83°F)
23°C
(74°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(57°F)
16°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(71°F)
23°C
(74°F)
21°C
(70°F)
17°C
(63°F)
15°C
(60°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)
10°C
(51°F)
10°C
(50°F)
11°C
(53°F)
12°C
(54°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(60°F)
17°C
(62°F)
17°C
(62°F)
15°C
(59°F)
13°C
(55°F)
11°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)
9°C
(48°F)
9°C
(48°F)
10°C
(50°F)
11°C
(52°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
15°C
(59°F)
15°C
(59°F)
13°C
(56°F)
11°C
(53°F)
10°C
(50°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)
8°C
(46°F)
8°C
(46°F)
9°C
(48°F)
10°C
(50°F)
12°C
(54°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(57°F)
14°C
(57°F)
12°C
(54°F)
10°C
(51°F)
9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)
4°C
(40°F)
4°C
(40°F)
6°C
(44°F)
8°C
(47°F)
10°C
(50°F)
11°C
(52°F)
12°C
(54°F)
11°C
(52°F)
9°C
(49°F)
7°C
(46°F)
6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 3°C
(37°F)
2°C
(35°F)
2°C
(37°F)
4°C
(40°F)
6°C
(43°F)
9°C
(49°F)
9°C
(49°F)
11°C
(52°F)
10°C
(51°F)
9°C
(48°F)
5°C
(41°F)
2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Crescent City, California, United States §

Crescent City usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 278 mm (10.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Crescent City are June, July and August. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Crescent City, 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) 310 (12.2) 275 (10.8) 231 (9.1) 166 (6.5) 67 (2.6) 37 (1.5) 3 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 55 (2.2) 94 (3.7) 206 (8.1) 248 (9.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 13 15 10 6 3 0 1 5 6 12 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Crescent City, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Crescent City are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Crescent City: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Crescent City, 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 113 178 237 272 341 372 396 357 298 264 194 150
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 31m 10h 36m 11h 58m 13h 22m 14h 33m 15h 8m 14h 49m 13h 45m 12h 24m 11h 1m 9h 48m 9h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Crescent City, California, United States §

Crescent City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / 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 Crescent City UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Crescent City, 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 6 8 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 2