Caruthers, CA climate
Caruthers has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 98°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade9° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 95°, and a typical Oct 1 in Caruthers peaks around 86°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Caruthers feels like
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Caruthers weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 39° | 1.7" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42° – 52° |
| February | 62° | 41° | 1.5" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48° – 56° |
| March | 69° | 45° | 1.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50° – 63° |
| April | 75° | 48° | 0.7" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56° – 66° |
| May | 84° | 55° | 0.4" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61° – 76° |
| June | 92° | 60° | 0.1" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72° – 81° |
| July | 98° | 66° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78° – 85° |
| August | 97° | 64° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77° – 85° |
| September | 92° | 60° | 0.1" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| October | 80° | 52° | 0.5" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62° – 70° |
| November | 66° | 43° | 0.7" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| December | 56° | 37° | 1.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43° – 51° |
| Year | 77° | 51° | 8.4" | 0.0" | 42 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Caruthers
Caruthers gets 8 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 42 days a year.
About 265 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by February 24 and the first one by November 22. That leaves about 265 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 92% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Caruthers
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Caruthers, 58% of that work is heating and 42% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Caruthers compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Caruthers averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in September (+2.5°). The shift is larger than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Caruthers’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. May swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 61° to 76°. July is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Caruthers’s climate
What is the coldest month in Caruthers?
December, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 37°.
What is the hottest month in Caruthers?
July, with a typical high of 98° and a low of 66°. About 120 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Caruthers get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Caruthers?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 22, and the last spring frost by February 24.
What is the rainiest month in Caruthers?
January, with 1.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 8 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Caruthers itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Hanford 1 S, CA (19 mi, snow) and Lemoore Reeves Nas, CA (15 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.