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United States / California / Merced Metro Area / Merced County / Dos Palos / Zip Codes
Dos Palos, CA has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and mild winters. Temperatures range from an average of 71°F in the winter to 96°F in the summer. Precipitation is minimal, with an average of 8 inches annually. This warm weather makes Dos Palos a great place for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and camping throughout the year.

Dos Palos, California gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 266 sunny days per year in Dos Palos. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dos Palos gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 54 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dos Palos is 8.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

7.9 Summer - 7.3 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Dos Palos, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDos Palos, CaliforniaUnited States
  11.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  53.7 days106.2 days
  266 days205 days
  95.4°85.8°
  37.5°21.7°
  8.27
  5.34.3
  118 ft.2443 ft.
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 Dos Palos with an average high temperature of 95.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Dos Palos, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dos Palos are October, April and May.
In Dos Palos, there are 90.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dos Palos with an average of 36.8°. This is colder than most places in California.
In Dos Palos, there are 19.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in California.
In Dos Palos, 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 Dos Palos 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 August, July and September.
January is the wettest month in Dos Palos with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 54% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.7 inches in Dos Palos means that it is drier than most places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Dos Palos with 10.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 53.7 rainy days annually in Dos Palos, which is about average compared to other places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 53% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 2% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Dos Palos, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Dos Palos.
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