French Gulch weather by month
What a typical year looks like in French Gulch, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at SHASTA DAM, 18 km from French Gulch; records cover 1943–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 63 in1601 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 17
- First fall freeze
- Dec 7
- Heating degree days
- 2,581
- Cooling degree days
- 2,070
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 32°0° (heating, 99%) and 106°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
French Gulch in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 41°5°, with 10.5 in267 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2015)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 535
- Cooling degree days
- 0
French Gulch in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 42°5°, with 11.4 in290 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1947)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 415
- Cooling degree days
- 0
French Gulch in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 44°7°, with 9.2 in235 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2026)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 356
- Cooling degree days
- 4
French Gulch in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1947)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 29
French Gulch in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 55°13°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1973)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 80
- Cooling degree days
- 146
French Gulch in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 63°17°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1956)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 333
French Gulch in July
Highs average 97°36° and lows 69°21°, with 0.14 in3.6 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1976)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 558
French Gulch in August
Highs average 96°36° and lows 68°20°, with 0.16 in4.1 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1981)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 523
French Gulch in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 63°17°, with 0.52 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1955)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 356
French Gulch in OctoberThis month
Highs average 78°25° and lows 55°13°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 80
- Cooling degree days
- 117
French Gulch in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 46°8°, with 6.6 in167 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1949)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 328
- Cooling degree days
- 4
French Gulch in December
Highs average 54°12° and lows 41°5°, with 12 in305 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2021)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 545
- Cooling degree days
- 0