Lake Shastina, CA Climate

Lake Shastina, CA has a Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot, dry summers. The average high temperature in the summer is usually around 95°F (35°C), while the average low temperature in the winter is typically around 40°F (4.4°C). Precipitation is fairly light throughout the year, averaging only around 18 inches (457 mm) annually. Most of this precipitation falls during the winter months, which tend to be wetter than summer months. Additionally, Lake Shastina experiences strong winds at times due to its exposure to nearby mountains and hillsides.

Climate	Lake Shastina, California	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.