Paradise weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Paradise, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at CHICO UNIVERSITY FARM, 20 km from Paradise; records cover 1906–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 27.4 in696 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 10
- First fall freeze
- Nov 16
- Heating degree days
- 2,675
- Cooling degree days
- 1,473
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 106°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Paradise in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 36°2°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2014)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 584
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paradise in February
Highs average 62°17° and lows 38°3°, with 5.1 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2022)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 413
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paradise in March
Highs average 67°19° and lows 42°5°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1914)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 338
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Paradise in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 45°7°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1926)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1922)
- Heating degree days
- 196
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Paradise in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 52°11°, with 1.4 in34 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1910)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 67
- Cooling degree days
- 121
Paradise in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 57°14°, with 0.64 in16 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1961)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 261
Paradise in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 61°16°, with 0.03 in0.8 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 117°47° (1972)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 406
Paradise in August
Highs average 94°35° and lows 59°15°, with 0.1 in2.5 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1914)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 361
Paradise in September
Highs average 91°33° and lows 55°13°, with 0.25 in6.4 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 115°46° (2022)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 243
Paradise in OctoberThis month
Highs average 80°27° and lows 47°9°, with 1.7 in44 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2001)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 106
- Cooling degree days
- 61
Paradise in November
Highs average 65°18° and lows 40°4°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1936)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 379
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Paradise in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 36°2°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2008)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1932)
- Heating degree days
- 575
- Cooling degree days
- 0