Paradise, 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 Paradise's primary NOAA station, PARADISE.
The climate verdict for Paradise
Water is the standout signal in Paradise, California: 56.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 62°F. It scores 90/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 91% of them.
- 62°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 90/100
- comfort score, above 91% of station-mapped location scores
- 56.3"
- annual precipitation
- 314 days
- frost-free growing season
Paradise: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00046685 · Paradise, CA 62°F mean · 56.3" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 62°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,420
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Atlanta Peachtr…
- PRCP-WET 56.3"
- SWING-MID 33°F
- COMF-TOP 90/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00046685
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Atlanta Peachtree, GA (+ 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.
- Paradise (this station) 62°F
- Hot Clemson Univ, SC 62°F
- Near Atlanta Peachtr…, GA 62°F
- Near Chickasaw Nra, OK 62°F
- Near Clarendon, AR 62°F
Climate Living Index · Paradise
Paradise: 77/100 · grade B
Paradise publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Paradise, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 90/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 314 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 45 calendar days | 92/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.1 inches/year | 89/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 61.5°F · 6.0° from 67.5°F | 81/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 56.3 in · 21.3 from 35 in | 24/100 · F |
Paradise · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Paradise is a temperate Köppen climate: Csa
Coldest-month mean 46.7°F and warmest-month mean 79.2°F place this station in temperate, dry-summer, hot summer climates (Csa). Class Csa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, dry-summer, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Csa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 79.2°F
- Coldest month
- 46.7°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 · balanced station
Where Paradise sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Paradise's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 21% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Paradise sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 9% wettest
- Paradise's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 87%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Paradise is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Paradise compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Paradise's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
90 Top 9% score exceeds 91% 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%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Paradise's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 45 complete annual observations from 1961 to 2016, PARADISE warmed at a fitted rate of 0.26°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Paradise primary station fitted change +0.26 °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 | 54°F (12°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 10.2" | 0.0" | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 56°F (13°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 10.1" | 0.1" | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 8.3" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.6" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 0.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 0.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 20.7 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 0.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 18.6 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.7 |
| October | 74°F (24°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 5.5" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 54°F (12°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 11.2" | 0.0" | 2.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Paradise runs from a mild 40°F around December 16 to 92°F at the peak near July 20, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 5 through August 18, covering 45 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 30 to October 25.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 40°F around December 16.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is February 16, when 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 23 at 1%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 79 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 5 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Paradise.
Where Paradise Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 56 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Paradise 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
12.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
11.4 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
5.5 days with precipitation
2.6 days with precipitation
0.2 days with precipitation
0.6 days with precipitation
1.2 days with precipitation
4.5 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
Paradise's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 56% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 2%. 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 32.5°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- December, 11.2"
- Driest month
- July, 0.0"
- Wettest three months
- December, January, February (56% 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 Paradise, it arrives in quantity
56.3" of precipitation falls across only about 78 wet days here, averaging 0.72 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 78 a year, 21% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.72 inches
- Most wet days
- January, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- July, about 0
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.
Snow reaches Paradise, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.1 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 0 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 18
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 7
50% probability date
Growing Season
314 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,842
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,574
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CA closest to Paradise 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 (62°F here).
- Clarendon, AR 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Clinton, NC 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Jackson Springs, NC 62°F · 0.0°F off
- Marathon, TX 62°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (56.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Cumming, GA 56.4" · 0.0" off
- Courtland, AL 56.3" · 0.0" off
- Magnolia, AR 56.3" · 0.0" off
- Deer, AR 56.3" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Paradise's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Paradise averages 56.3 inches of precipitation a year. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Paradise's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 32.5°F. The annual average is 62°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Paradise's normal, at 2,842 and 1,574 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
The frost-free window extends for about 314 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Paradise's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Paradise, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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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 Paradise's primary station: PARADISE (USC00046685). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The exact name-and-state crosswalk returns more than one Census place, so PlainClimate leaves the place identity unresolved. Because Paradise hits multiple Gazetteer rows, PlainClimate refuses to pick one and shows the unresolved badge instead of inventing a GEOID.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Paradise 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.