Climate
Ukiah has a temperate Mediterranean climate. Average rainfall for the area is 36.96 in (939 mm) per year. Measurable precipitation occurs on an average of 82.1 days per year. The greatest monthly precipitation was 24.76 in (628.9 mm) in January 1995 and the greatest 24-hour precipitation was 6.18 in (157.0 mm) on December 22, 1964. Light snowfall occurs about every other year. The greatest recorded snowfall was 1.5 in (3.8 cm) on March 2, 1976.
| Climate data for Ukiah, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) |
86 (30) |
93 (34) |
98 (37) |
105 (41) |
114 (46) |
114 (46) |
114 (46) |
115 (46) |
105 (41) |
92 (33) |
80 (27) |
115 (46) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
60 (16) |
64 (18) |
69 (21) |
76 (24) |
83 (28) |
91 (33) |
90 (32) |
86 (30) |
76 (24) |
62 (17) |
56 (13) |
72.4 (22.5) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 35 (2) |
40 (4) |
41 (5) |
43 (6) |
47 (8) |
52 (11) |
55 (13) |
55 (13) |
52 (11) |
46 (8) |
40 (4) |
36 (2) |
45.2 (7.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 10 (−12) |
18 (−8) |
22 (−6) |
24 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
35 (2) |
40 (4) |
38 (3) |
30 (−1) |
24 (−4) |
19 (−7) |
10 (−12) |
10 (−12) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 7.96 (202.2) |
7.05 (179.1) |
5.92 (150.4) |
2.19 (55.6) |
1.20 (30.5) |
0.28 (7.1) |
0.05 (1.3) |
0.14 (3.6) |
0.67 (17) |
2.07 (52.6) |
5.40 (137.2) |
5.97 (151.6) |
38.9 (988.1) |
| Source: The Weather Channel. | |||||||||||||
The average high temperature is 73.5 °F (23.1 °C). Average low temperature is 46.1 °F (7.8 °C). Temperatures reach 90 °F (32 °C) on an average of 65.6 days annually and 100 °F (37.8 °C) on an average of 14.4 days annually. Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night. Freezing temperatures average 34.2 days per year. The record high temperature was 119 °F (48 °C) on July 22, 1995, and the record low temperature was 10 °F (−12 °C) on December 9, 1972. July is normally the hottest month with a normal high of 91.4 °F (33.0 °C) and a normal low of 55.3 °F (12.9 °C). December has normally the coldest temperatures with a normal high of 55.6 °F (13.1 °C) and a normal low of 36.2 °F (2.3 °C).
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