30-year climate normals

Sutter County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

96.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 37.7°F.

Sutter County gets 20.07" of precipitation a year, and 56% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	55.5°	38.2°	3.81"
February	60.4°	41.1°	3.65"
March	66.2°	43.4°	2.92"
April	72.6°	46.4°	1.40"
May	81.9°	52.4°	0.93"
June	90.1°	57.9°	0.28"
July	96.2°	60.7°	0.00"
August	94.5°	59.5°	0.05"
September	89.6°	55.7°	0.11"
October	79.0°	49.4°	1.03"
November	64.2°	41.3°	2.21"
December	55.4°	37.7°	3.68"

Rainfall by month

Sutter County has a distinct wet season. 56% of the year's precipitation arrives in Dec, Jan, Feb.

January 3.81"

February 3.65"

March 2.92"

April 1.40"

May 0.93"

June 0.28"

July 0.00"

August 0.05"

September 0.11"

October 1.03"

November 2.21"

December 3.68"

Annual total 20.07"

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 1,499

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,551

Approximate annual cooling cost At 33.25¢/kWh, California average $498

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $297

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 Sutter County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Sutter County?

Sutter County averages a high of 96.2°F in July and a low of 37.7°F in December. Annual precipitation is 20.07 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Sutter County?

The wettest stretch is Dec, Jan, Feb, which accounts for 56% 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 Sutter County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 96.2°F. That drives 1,499 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Sutter County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Sutter County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MARYSVILLE YUBA CO AP, CA US (USW00093205), 8.6 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.