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30-year climate normals

Plumas County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 25.2°F.

Plumas County gets 41.67" of precipitation a year and 28.4" of snow, and 54% of it falls in Dec, Jan, Feb.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 43.9° 25.2° 7.65" 5.8"
February 49.9° 26.1° 7.59" 7.6"
March 56.3° 28.9° 6.66" 5.4"
April 62.3° 32.0° 3.14" 1.6"
May 70.7° 38.6° 1.94" 0.0"
June 80.2° 43.3° 0.71" 0.0"
July 89.0° 47.7° 0.10" 0.0"
August 88.1° 45.1° 0.14" 0.0"
September 82.4° 39.8° 0.42" 0.0"
October 69.1° 32.6° 1.94" 0.1"
November 52.3° 28.4° 4.06" 1.7"
December 43.0° 25.4° 7.32" 6.2"

Rainfall by month

Plumas County has a distinct wet season. 54% of the year's precipitation arrives in Dec, Jan, Feb.

January 7.65"
February 7.59"
March 6.66"
April 3.14"
May 1.94"
June 0.71"
July 0.10"
August 0.14"
September 0.42"
October 1.94"
November 4.06"
December 7.32"
Annual total 41.67"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 283
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,728
Approximate annual cooling cost At 33.25¢/kWh, California average $94
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $667

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Plumas County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Plumas County?

Plumas County averages a high of 89.0°F in July and a low of 25.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 41.67 inches, including 28.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Plumas County?

The wettest stretch is Dec, Jan, Feb, which accounts for 54% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Plumas County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.0°F. That drives 283 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Plumas County?

Yes. Plumas County averages 28.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station QUINCY, CA US (USC00047195), 7.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, California residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.