Lodgepole, CA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Lodgepole's primary NOAA station, LODGEPOLE.
The climate verdict for Lodgepole
Lodgepole, California has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 43°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 43°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 43.2"
- annual precipitation · 220" snow
- 104 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Lodgepole: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00045026 · Lodgepole, CA 43°F mean · 43.2" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 43°F
- RANK-COOL #755
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Meacham
- PRCP-MID 43.2"
- SWING-MID 34°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,150 HDD
- STN-1 USC00045026
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Meacham, OR (+ 0.1 °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.
- Lodgepole (this station) 43°F
- Cold Juneau Mile, AK 43°F
- Hot Meacham, OR 43°F
- Near Cordova Wwtp, AK 43°F
- Near Cordova N, AK 43°F
Climate Living Index · Lodgepole
Lodgepole: 18/100 · grade F
Lodgepole publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Lodgepole, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 43.2 in · 8.2 from 35 in | 71/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 42.7°F · 24.8° from 67.5°F | 11/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 211 calendar days | 9/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 104 days/year | 0/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 220.4 inches/year | 0/100 · F |
Lodgepole · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Lodgepole is a continental Köppen climate: Dsb
Coldest-month mean 27.3°F and warmest-month mean 61.0°F place this station in continental, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Dsb). Class Dsb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dsb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 61.0°F
- Coldest month
- 27.3°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 Lodgepole sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Lodgepole's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 89%
- Among 6,861 stations, Lodgepole sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 65th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 85%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Lodgepole is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Lodgepole compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Lodgepole's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 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
Lodgepole's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 31 complete annual observations from 1970 to 2020, LODGEPOLE warmed at a fitted rate of 0.32°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Lodgepole primary station fitted change +0.32 °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 | 39°F (4°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 8.7" | 42.4" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 41°F (5°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 7.9" | 61.5" | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 45°F (7°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 6.4" | 37.1" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 50°F (10°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 3.2" | 22.2" | 26.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 58°F (15°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 2.0" | 6.0" | 15.5 | 0.0 |
| June | 68°F (20°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 0.7" | 1.1" | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| July | 76°F (24°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| August | 76°F (24°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.1" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| September | 70°F (21°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 0.7" | 0.0" | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| October | 59°F (15°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.3" | 3.4" | 18.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 47°F (8°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 3.6" | 11.7" | 29.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 6.9" | 35.0" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 77°F around July 24, short of 90°F on every date, while 211 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 16°F near December 22.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 10, then returns to freezing around October 13, covering 211 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 20, when 36% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 13 at 6%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 68 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 27 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Lodgepole.
Where Lodgepole Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 211 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Lodgepole 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: 42.4"
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 61.5"
10.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 37.1"
9.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 22.2"
7.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.0"
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
2.4 days with precipitation
2.1 days with precipitation
1.5 days with precipitation
2.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.4"
3.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 11.7"
5.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 35.0"
8.2 days with precipitation
Lodgepole's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 54% 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 33.7°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- January, 8.7"
- Driest month
- August, 0.1"
- Wettest three months
- January, February, December (54% 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 Lodgepole, it arrives in quantity
43.2" of precipitation falls across only about 68 wet days here, averaging 0.64 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 68 a year, 19% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.64 inches
- Most wet days
- February, about 10
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 2
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 Lodgepole
Lodgepole averages 220.4 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 42 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: 220.4 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 42 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 51% 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
September 20
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
104 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,150
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
25
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CA closest to Lodgepole 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 (43°F here).
- Danbury, WI 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Ennis, MT 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Holcombe, WI 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Idaho Falls, ID 43°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (43.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Seminole, OK 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Logan, OH 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Butler, PA 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Danville, IL 43.2" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Lodgepole
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Lodgepole's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,150 annual heating degree days against 25 for cooling. Its 33.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 104 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. Lodgepole coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 27°F (-3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Lodgepole typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Lodgepole snow peak
February
Lodgepole averages 220.4 inches of snow a year, with February 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 Lodgepole's primary station: LODGEPOLE (USC00045026). 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 Lodgepole; 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 Lodgepole 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.