California weather, town by town

About California weather

The map on the Now tab shows every California town's current temperature from our own server, one dot per town. Tap any dot, or type a town above, for that town's full forecast.

What the weather is usually like

Across the 1491 California towns with station normals, the warmest month is July, when the day usually reaches 88°F, and the coldest is December, when the night usually falls to 37°F. January is the wettest, with rain on about 9 days. July afternoons run from about 61°F in Broadmoor to 118°F in Furnace Creek. December nights run from about 10°F in Bridgeport to 51°F in Beverly Hills.

Means of the 1991 to 2020 station normals serving these towns, as published by NOAA; each town's page carries its own.

Where these numbers come from

• Current conditions and forecast: NOAA forecast grids decoded on our own server, corrected against the nearest reporting station and our own radar. Open-Meteo is consulted only as a fallback when our server is silent.
• Records: computed by myweatherrock from NOAA GHCN-Daily station records at the stations serving these towns. Measurements, not estimates.
• Warnings and alerts: the National Weather Service, passed through unchanged.

California weather records

Measured at the NOAA stations serving these towns, daily records 1867 to 2026. Station extremes, not official state records.

Common questions about California weather

What is the hottest temperature recorded at a California station?

130°F at Death Valley Np on August 16, 2020, in the NOAA daily station records myweatherrock holds (1867 to 2026).

What is the coldest temperature recorded at a California station?

-45°F at Boca on January 20, 1937.

What is the most rain a California station has measured in one day?

16 inches at Juncal Dam on January 25, 1969.

What is the biggest one-day snowfall at a California station?

63 inches at Yreka on January 2, 1901.

How many California towns have a weather page here?

1,594: 1,116 census-designated places, 458 cities, 20 towns. Each page carries current conditions, the hourly timeline, the ten day outlook, radar, and where a station sits close enough, measured records.

Where does the California forecast come from?

NOAA forecast grids (the National Weather Service digital forecast, the National Blend of Models, HRRR and GFS) decoded on our own server, corrected against the nearest reporting station and our own radar. Open-Meteo is consulted only as a fallback when our server is silent.