Shasta Lake picks up around 36 more inches of snow each winter.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Cottonwood | Metric | Shasta Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 253 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 241 days |
| 50 in | Precipitationper year | 61 in |
| 81 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 92 days |
| 3 in | Snowfallper year | 39 in |
| 105 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 92 days |
| 25 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 8 days |
| 53% | Humidityaverage relative | 58% |
| 64 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 64 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood high | 57 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 100 | 98 | 92 | 79 | 64 | 56 |
| Shasta Lake high | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 79 | 89 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 78 | 62 | 54 |
| Cottonwood low | 38 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 37 |
| Shasta Lake low | 40 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 9.8 |
| Shasta Lake | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 11.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 14 |
| Shasta Lake | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 13 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Cottonwood vs another city
- Cottonwood vs Anderson, CA
- Cottonwood vs Happy Valley, CA
- Cottonwood vs Redding, CA
- Cottonwood vs Red Bluff, CA
- Cottonwood vs Corning, CA
- Cottonwood vs New York, NY
- Cottonwood vs Los Angeles, CA
- Cottonwood vs Chicago, IL
- Cottonwood vs Houston, TX
- Cottonwood vs Phoenix, AZ
- Cottonwood vs Philadelphia, PA
Shasta Lake vs another city
- Shasta Lake vs Redding, CA
- Shasta Lake vs Happy Valley, CA
- Shasta Lake vs Anderson, CA
- Shasta Lake vs Red Bluff, CA
- Shasta Lake vs Corning, CA
- Shasta Lake vs New York, NY
- Shasta Lake vs Los Angeles, CA
- Shasta Lake vs Chicago, IL
- Shasta Lake vs Houston, TX
- Shasta Lake vs Phoenix, AZ
- Shasta Lake 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).