Arcata picks up around 11 more inches of snow each winter.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Arcata | Metric | Crescent City |
|---|---|---|
| 206 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 202 days |
| 51 in | Precipitationper year | 70 in |
| 105 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 116 days |
| 12 in | Snowfallper year | 1 in |
| 0 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 0 days |
| 11 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 10 days |
| 83% | Humidityaverage relative | 80% |
| 53 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 53 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcata high | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 55 |
| Crescent City high | 55 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 54 |
| Arcata low | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 |
| Crescent City low | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 40 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcata | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 10.1 |
| Crescent City | 11.4 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 13.6 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcata | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 11 |
| Crescent City | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 11 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Arcata vs another city
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Crescent City vs another city
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- Crescent City vs New York, NY
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- Crescent City vs Houston, TX
- Crescent City vs Phoenix, AZ
- Crescent City vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).