Canyon Dam, CA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Canyon Dam's primary NOAA station, CANYON DAM.
The climate verdict for Canyon Dam
Canyon Dam, California has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 49°F. At 54/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 31% of scores.
- 49°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 54/100
- comfort score, above 31% of station-mapped location scores
- 37.1"
- annual precipitation · 109" snow
- 143 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Canyon Dam: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00041497 · Canyon Dam, CA 49°F mean · 37.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 49°F
- RANK-COOL #2,470
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ross Dam
- PRCP-MID 37.1"
- SWING-MID 35°F
- COMF-LOW 54/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,073 HDD
- STN-1 USC00041497
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Ross Dam, WA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every CA station list.
- Canyon Dam (this station) 49°F
- Cold Sexton Summit, OR 49°F
- Hot Ross Dam, WA 49°F
- Near Burney, CA 49°F
- Near Las Vegas Wwtp, NM 49°F
Climate Living Index · Canyon Dam
Canyon Dam: 39/100 · grade F
Canyon Dam publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Canyon Dam, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 54/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 37.1 in · 2.1 from 35 in | 91/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 49.1°F · 18.4° from 67.5°F | 36/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 168 calendar days | 34/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 143 days/year | 20/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 109.3 inches/year | 0/100 · F |
Canyon Dam · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Canyon Dam is a temperate Köppen climate: Csb
Coldest-month mean 33.0°F and warmest-month mean 68.3°F place this station in temperate, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Csb). Class Csb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Csb
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 68.3°F
- Coldest month
- 33.0°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Canyon Dam sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Canyon Dam's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 36th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 52nd percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 82%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Canyon Dam is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Canyon Dam compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Canyon Dam's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
54 31st percentile score exceeds 31% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Canyon Dam's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 72 complete annual observations from 1924 to 2017, CANYON DAM changed little at a fitted rate of 0.01°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Canyon Dam primary station fitted change +0.01 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (5°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 6.4" | 28.5" | 28.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 6.4" | 22.3" | 25.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 51°F (11°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 5.7" | 17.1" | 25.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 58°F (14°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.9" | 7.3" | 17.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.9" | 0.5" | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| June | 78°F (25°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.8" | 0.1" | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| August | 85°F (30°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.3" | 0.0" | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 1.9" | 0.8" | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 3.6" | 7.1" | 20.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 6.8" | 25.6" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 23, short of 90°F on every date, while 168 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 24°F near December 24.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 18, then returns to freezing around November 3, covering 168 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is February 17, when 38% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 25 at 3%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 81 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 37°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Canyon Dam.
Where Canyon Dam Stands Nationally
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 37°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Canyon Dam earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 28.5"
11.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 22.3"
10.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 17.1"
10.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.3"
8.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
7.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
3.3 days with precipitation
0.8 days with precipitation
0.8 days with precipitation
2.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
5.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.1"
8.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 25.6"
11.5 days with precipitation
Canyon Dam's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 53% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 3%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows a 35.3°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- December, 6.8"
- Driest month
- July, 0.1"
- Wettest three months
- December, January, February (53% of the year)
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.
When it rains in Canyon Dam, it arrives in quantity
37.1" of precipitation falls across only about 81 wet days here, averaging 0.46 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 81 a year, 22% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.46 inches
- Most wet days
- December, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- July, about 1
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Canyon Dam
Canyon Dam averages 109.3 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 28 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 109.3 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 28 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 29% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 8
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 18
50% probability date
Growing Season
143 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,073
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
286
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CA closest to Canyon Dam on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (49°F here).
- Arlington, WA 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Byers, CO 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Crystal Lake, IL 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Greenfield, IA 49°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (37.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Cosby, MO 37.1" · 0.0" off
- Taylor, TX 37.1" · 0.0" off
- Watertown, NY 37.1" · 0.0" off
- Smithville, TX 37.1" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Canyon Dam
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Canyon Dam's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,073 annual heating degree days against 286 for cooling. Its 35.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 143 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Canyon Dam coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 33°F (1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Canyon Dam typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Canyon Dam snow peak
January
Canyon Dam averages 109.3 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Canyon Dam's primary station: CANYON DAM (USC00041497). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Canyon Dam; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Canyon Dam comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.