Huntington Lake, California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Huntington Lake's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 74°F August afternoons, with 44.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.4°C, January lows of −5°C, August highs of 24°C, 1,128 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHuntington Lake
- Station IDUSC00044176
- Location37.23°N 119.22°W
- Elevation7,020 ft (2,140 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Huntington Lake is 56°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Huntington Lake.
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 44° 23°
- Mar 46° 26°
- Apr 50° 29°
- May 56° 36°
- Jun 66° 43°
- Jul 74° 49°
- Aug 74° 49°
- Sep 68° 44°
- Oct 58° 37°
- Nov 49° 31°
- Dec 44° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Huntington Lake each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 74°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in January (8.47 in), the least in August (0.10 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 24°F | 33.6°F | 8.47 | 11 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 44°F | 23°F | 33.8°F | 7.80 | 12 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 46°F | 26°F | 36.1°F | 6.80 | 10 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 29°F | 39.5°F | 4.02 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 56°F | 36°F | 46.0°F | 2.42 | 6 | <1 | 9 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 66°F | 43°F | 54.2°F | 0.71 | 2 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 74°F | 49°F | 61.4°F | 0.66 | 2 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 74°F | 49°F | 61.7°F | 0.10 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 68°F | 44°F | 55.9°F | 0.40 | 2 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 37°F | 47.4°F | 2.29 | 4 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 49°F | 31°F | 39.9°F | 3.92 | 8 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 25°F | 34.7°F | 6.82 | 10 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 35°F | 45.3°F | 44.41 | 76 | <1 | 155 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.9°C | 215 mm |
| February | 7°C | −5°C | 1.0°C | 198 mm |
| March | 8°C | −3°C | 2.3°C | 173 mm |
| April | 10°C | −2°C | 4.2°C | 102 mm |
| May | 13°C | 2°C | 7.8°C | 61 mm |
| June | 19°C | 6°C | 12.3°C | 18 mm |
| July | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 17 mm |
| August | 24°C | 9°C | 16.5°C | 3 mm |
| September | 20°C | 7°C | 13.3°C | 10 mm |
| October | 15°C | 3°C | 8.6°C | 58 mm |
| November | 10°C | −1°C | 4.4°C | 100 mm |
| December | 7°C | −4°C | 1.5°C | 173 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Auberry (19 miles away), gets 2 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00044176; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Huntington Lake?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (1).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00044176.
When is the last frost at Huntington Lake?
In Huntington Lake, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 1 in half of years and after June 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 6 in half of years and before September 19 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- June 11 year in 10 after June 18; 9 in 10 after May 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 61 year in 10 before September 19; 9 in 10 before October 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 129 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 162 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 12 in half of springs and before October 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Huntington Lake in zone 7b in ZIP code 93605, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in California · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00044176; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Huntington Lake?
In a normal year in Huntington Lake, a 90°F day is rare, 155 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 76 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 155a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 76a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1915) is 98°F, on June 9, 1915; the lowest is −18°F, on January 21, 1937.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1998, with 69.33 in; the snowiest season is 1968–69, with 488.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00044176; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00044176. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Huntington Lake?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Huntington Lake, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.6 |
| February | 73% | 3.4 |
| March | 75% | 4.7 |
| April | 78% | 6.0 |
| May | 84% | 7.2 |
| June | 93% | 8.4 |
| July | 94% | 8.2 |
| August | 96% | 7.5 |
| September | 94% | 6.1 |
| October | 89% | 4.5 |
| November | 81% | 3.0 |
| December | 73% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Huntington Lake record?
A normal year at Huntington Lake brings 7,209 heating degree days, 34% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 60 cooling degree days, 93% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,204 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 973 | 0 |
| February | 875 | 0 |
| March | 896 | 0 |
| April | 765 | 0 |
| May | 588 | 0 |
| June | 331 | 5 |
| July | 139 | 25 |
| August | 124 | 22 |
| September | 279 | 8 |
| October | 546 | 0 |
| November | 755 | 0 |
| December | 939 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,209 | 60 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00044176. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Huntington Lake's climate compare?
Huntington Lake is warmer than 5 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 194. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.3°F is warmer than 21%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Huntington Lake is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Huntington Lake share this climate record?
Big Creek has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Big Creek, CA83 people · 2 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Huntington Lake's climate
What is the coldest month at Huntington Lake?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is August (74°F by day, 49°F at night).
Does it snow at Huntington Lake?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Auberry (19 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Huntington Lake?
January, with 8.47 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.10 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Huntington Lake in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Huntington Lake in zone 7b in ZIP code 93605, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Huntington Lake?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 1; in one year in ten it comes after June 18. Waiting until June 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- North Fork Ranger Station, CA16 miles from this station, 58.5°F a year
- Auberry, CA19 miles from this station, 61.7°F a year
- Balch Power House, CA23 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- So Entrance Yosemite National Park, CA30 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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