Gridley, CA Climate


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Gridley, California gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gridley averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 247 sunny days per year in Gridley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gridley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gridley is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

7.9 Summer - 7.2 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Gridley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Gridley with an average high temperature of 95.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Gridley, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gridley are October, May and April.
In Gridley, there are 88.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gridley with an average of 38.6°. This is about average compared to other places in California.
In Gridley, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.
In Gridley, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.
Humidity in Gridley is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
January is the wettest month in Gridley with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 53% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.1 inches in Gridley means that it is wetter than most places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Gridley with 10.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.0 rainy days. There are 60.3 rainy days annually in Gridley, which is about average compared to other places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 49% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 3% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Gridley means that it is snowier than most places in California. December is the snowiest month in Gridley with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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