Orick, California climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Orick's normal year runs from 36°F December nights to 69°F August afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.5°C, December lows of 2°C, August highs of 20°C.
- NOAA stationOrick Prairie Creek Park
- Station IDUSC00046498
- Location41.36°N 124.02°W
- Elevation160 ft (49 m)
- Population (census place)301
On October 14, the normal high in Orick is 65°F and the normal low 42°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Orick.
- Jan 52° 36°
- Feb 54° 37°
- Mar 56° 37°
- Apr 58° 39°
- May 61° 43°
- Jun 65° 46°
- Jul 67° 49°
- Aug 69° 49°
- Sep 69° 45°
- Oct 65° 42°
- Nov 56° 39°
- Dec 51° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Orick each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 69°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 36°F | 44.1°F | – | <1 | 9 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 54°F | 37°F | 45.5°F | – | <1 | 7 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 56°F | 37°F | 46.6°F | – | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 39°F | 48.7°F | – | <1 | 4 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 61°F | 43°F | 51.8°F | – | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 65°F | 46°F | 55.3°F | – | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 67°F | 49°F | 58.1°F | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 69°F | 49°F | 58.8°F | – | <1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 69°F | 45°F | 57.2°F | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 42°F | 53.1°F | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 56°F | 39°F | 47.5°F | – | <1 | 6 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 51°F | 36°F | 43.6°F | – | <1 | 10 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 42°F | 50.9°F | – | <1 | 44 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | 2°C | 6.7°C |
| February | 12°C | 3°C | 7.5°C |
| March | 13°C | 3°C | 8.1°C |
| April | 14°C | 4°C | 9.3°C |
| May | 16°C | 6°C | 11.0°C |
| June | 18°C | 8°C | 12.9°C |
| July | 19°C | 10°C | 14.5°C |
| August | 20°C | 9°C | 14.9°C |
| September | 21°C | 7°C | 14.0°C |
| October | 18°C | 5°C | 11.7°C |
| November | 13°C | 4°C | 8.6°C |
| December | 10°C | 2°C | 6.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Klamath (15 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046498; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Orick?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in 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 USC00046498.
When is the last frost in Orick?
In Orick, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 12 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 6 in half of years and before October 15 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
- April 121 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after March 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 61 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before December 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 209 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 283 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 27 in half of springs and before December 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Orick in zone 9b in ZIP code 95555, 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 USC00046498; 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 in Orick?
In a normal year in Orick, a 90°F day is rare and 44 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- 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
- 44a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1937) is 99°F, on September 24, 1964; the lowest is 17°F, on April 21, 1968.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1953, with 94.95 in; the snowiest season is 1970–71, with 6.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00046498; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00046498. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Orick?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Orick, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 1.8 |
| February | 67% | 2.6 |
| March | 69% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 77% | 6.2 |
| June | 80% | 6.9 |
| July | 80% | 6.6 |
| August | 76% | 5.5 |
| September | 78% | 4.6 |
| October | 74% | 3.2 |
| November | 68% | 2.0 |
| December | 62% | 1.5 |
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 much heating and cooling does Orick need?
A normal year in Orick brings 5,155 heating degree days, 4% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4 cooling degree days, 100% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,215 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 648 | 0 |
| February | 545 | 0 |
| March | 570 | 0 |
| April | 489 | 0 |
| May | 411 | 0 |
| June | 292 | 1 |
| July | 215 | 1 |
| August | 193 | 1 |
| September | 234 | 1 |
| October | 369 | 0 |
| November | 525 | 0 |
| December | 665 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,155 | 4 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046498. 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 Orick's climate compare?
Orick is warmer than 25 of the other 218 places with their own NOAA record in California. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.9°F is warmer than 44%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Orick share this climate record?
2 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.
- Kep'el, CA16 people · 12 mi SE
- Wautec, CA10 people · 8 mi E
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 Orick's climate
What is the coldest month in Orick?
December, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is August (69°F by day, 49°F at night).
Does it snow in Orick?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Orick's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Klamath (15 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Orick in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Orick in zone 9b in ZIP code 95555, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Orick?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Klamath, CA16 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Orleans, CA25 miles from this station, 57.8°F a year
- Arcata, CA27 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Crescent City, CA31 miles from this station, 52.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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