Pollock Pines, CA climate
Pollock Pines has mild, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 36°, and about 58 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Pollock Pines feels like
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Pollock Pines 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 | 53° | 36° | 8.0" | 10.1" | 12 | 13 | 39° – 51° |
| February | 54° | 36° | 7.4" | 17.3" | 12 | 12 | 36° – 53° |
| March | 58° | 38° | 7.0" | 13.5" | 12 | 8 | 39° – 55° |
| April | 63° | 41° | 4.3" | 5.4" | 9 | 3 | 44° – 56° |
| May | 71° | 47° | 2.6" | 0.6" | 7 | 0 | 49° – 68° |
| June | 81° | 55° | 0.8" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| July | 89° | 62° | 0.1" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| August | 89° | 61° | 0.1" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| September | 83° | 56° | 0.4" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65° – 75° |
| October | 72° | 48° | 2.2" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| November | 58° | 40° | 4.7" | 3.8" | 9 | 3 | 40° – 55° |
| December | 51° | 35° | 8.1" | 7.4" | 12 | 11 | 38° – 48° |
| Year | 68° | 46° | 45.7" | 58.2" | 83 | 50 |
“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 Pollock Pines
Pollock Pines gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 83 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 50 days of the year.
About 191 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first one by November 2. That leaves about 191 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 65% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Pollock Pines
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pollock Pines, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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 Pollock Pines 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 Pollock Pines averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+1.9°). The shift is smaller than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pollock Pines’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 49° to 68°. August is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Pollock Pines’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pollock Pines?
December, with a typical high of 51° and a low of 35°.
What is the hottest month in Pollock Pines?
August, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 61°. About 58 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Pollock Pines get?
About 58 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Pollock Pines?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 2, and the last spring frost by April 26.
What is the rainiest month in Pollock Pines?
December, with 8.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pollock Pines itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pacific House, CA (5 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.