Manzanita Lake, California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Manzanita Lake's normal year runs from 22°F December nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 42.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.9°C, December lows of −6°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,070 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationManzanita Lake
- Station IDUSC00045311
- Location40.54°N 121.58°W
- Elevation5,750 ft (1,753 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Manzanita Lake is 55°F and the normal low 32°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Manzanita Lake.
- Jan 41° 22°
- Feb 42° 22°
- Mar 46° 24°
- Apr 50° 28°
- May 61° 35°
- Jun 70° 41°
- Jul 79° 46°
- Aug 78° 45°
- Sep 72° 41°
- Oct 59° 33°
- Nov 47° 26°
- Dec 40° 22°
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 Manzanita Lake each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in January (6.50 in), the least in August (0.29 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 22°F | 31.5°F | 6.50 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 42°F | 22°F | 31.8°F | 5.51 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 46°F | 24°F | 35.1°F | 6.43 | – | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 28°F | 38.8°F | 4.30 | – | <1 | 24 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 61°F | 35°F | 47.9°F | 2.90 | – | <1 | 12 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 70°F | 41°F | 55.3°F | 1.32 | – | <1 | 3 | 15 h |
| July | 79°F | 46°F | 62.6°F | 0.34 | – | 2 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 78°F | 45°F | 61.6°F | 0.29 | – | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 72°F | 41°F | 56.5°F | 0.65 | – | <1 | 3 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 59°F | 33°F | 46.0°F | 2.70 | – | <1 | 15 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 26°F | 36.6°F | 4.68 | – | <1 | 24 | 10 h |
| December | 40°F | 22°F | 30.6°F | 6.49 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 32°F | 44.5°F | 42.11 | – | 4 | 195 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −6°C | −0.3°C | 165 mm |
| February | 5°C | −6°C | −0.1°C | 140 mm |
| March | 8°C | −4°C | 1.7°C | 163 mm |
| April | 10°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 109 mm |
| May | 16°C | 2°C | 8.8°C | 74 mm |
| June | 21°C | 5°C | 12.9°C | 34 mm |
| July | 26°C | 8°C | 17.0°C | 9 mm |
| August | 26°C | 7°C | 16.4°C | 7 mm |
| September | 22°C | 5°C | 13.6°C | 17 mm |
| October | 15°C | 1°C | 7.8°C | 69 mm |
| November | 8°C | −3°C | 2.6°C | 119 mm |
| December | 4°C | −6°C | −0.8°C | 165 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Burney (24 miles away), gets 45 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00045311; 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 Manzanita Lake?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September.
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 USC00045311.
When is the last frost at Manzanita Lake?
In Manzanita Lake, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 9 in half of years and after June 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 21 in half of years and before September 1 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 91 year in 10 after June 27; 9 in 10 after May 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 211 year in 10 before September 1; 9 in 10 before October 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 102 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 141 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 22 in half of springs and before October 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Manzanita Lake in zone 7b in ZIP code 96063, 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 USC00045311; 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 Manzanita Lake?
In a normal year in Manzanita Lake, 4 days a year reach 90°F and 195 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 195a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 17high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1949) is 96°F, on July 16, 1972; the lowest is −13°F, on January 31, 1950.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 71.40 in; the snowiest season is 1997–98, with 326.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00045311; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00045311. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Manzanita Lake?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Manzanita Lake, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.1 |
| February | 72% | 3.0 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 77% | 5.7 |
| May | 83% | 7.0 |
| June | 91% | 8.2 |
| July | 96% | 8.3 |
| August | 95% | 7.3 |
| September | 93% | 5.9 |
| October | 87% | 4.1 |
| November | 75% | 2.5 |
| December | 67% | 1.8 |
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 Manzanita Lake record?
A normal year at Manzanita Lake brings 7,527 heating degree days, 40% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 84 cooling degree days, 91% 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 1,295 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,040 | 0 |
| February | 931 | 0 |
| March | 925 | 0 |
| April | 784 | 0 |
| May | 531 | 1 |
| June | 301 | 9 |
| July | 115 | 40 |
| August | 133 | 28 |
| September | 262 | 7 |
| October | 587 | 0 |
| November | 851 | 0 |
| December | 1,066 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,527 | 84 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00045311. 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 Manzanita Lake's climate compare?
Manzanita Lake is warmer than 5 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 191. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.5°F is warmer than 17%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Manzanita Lake is Dsb: continental, 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 Manzanita Lake share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Shingletown, CA2,188 people · 15 mi W
- Whitmore, CA204 people · 20 mi W
- Old Station, CA0 people · 12 mi NE
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 Manzanita Lake's climate
What is the coldest month at Manzanita Lake?
December, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 46°F at night).
Does it snow at Manzanita Lake?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Burney (24 miles away), records 45 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Manzanita Lake?
January, with 6.50 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.29 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Manzanita Lake in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Manzanita Lake in zone 7b in ZIP code 96063, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Manzanita Lake?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 9; in one year in ten it comes after June 27. Waiting until June 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Mineral, CA14 miles from this station, 46.2°F a year
- Burney, CA24 miles from this station, 49.0°F a year
- Chester, CA24 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Hat Creek, CA27 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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