Foresthill weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Foresthill, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Colfax, 14 km from Foresthill; records cover 1905–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 45.9 in1166 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in18 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 16
- First fall freeze
- Nov 17
- Heating degree days
- 3,335
- Cooling degree days
- 1,274
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 26°−3° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Foresthill in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 37°3°, with 7.8 in199 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2014)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 595
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Foresthill in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 37°3°, with 8 in204 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1906)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 500
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Foresthill in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 40°4°, with 7.2 in184 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1905)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 469
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Foresthill in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 43°6°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1931)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 334
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Foresthill in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°10°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2001)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 161
- Cooling degree days
- 57
Foresthill in June
Highs average 83°29° and lows 56°13°, with 0.7 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1908)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1944)
- Heating degree days
- 42
- Cooling degree days
- 185
Foresthill in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 63°17°, with 0.02 in0.5 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1972)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 383
Foresthill in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 61°16°, with 0.11 in2.8 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1933)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 351
Foresthill in September
Highs average 86°30° and lows 57°14°, with 0.35 in8.9 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1955)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 227
Foresthill in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 49°9°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 156
- Cooling degree days
- 60
Foresthill in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 41°5°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1915)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 424
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Foresthill in December
Highs average 54°12° and lows 36°2°, with 8.5 in216 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1924)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 626
- Cooling degree days
- 0