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Weather in Fort Bidwell, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Fort Bidwell is snow country

Fort Bidwell has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 50° and a normal night drops to 26°.

Winter 43°/22°Spring 60°/32°Summer 84°/48°Fall 65°/33°
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Sunrise 9:44 am · sunset 7:44 pm

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What stands out about Fort Bidwell’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 56 inches a winter, more than 1,397 of 1,455 California towns.Among California’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 22°, colder than 1,577 of 1,618 California towns.A short growing season127 frost-free days, from May 26 to Oct 1.A dry climateJust 11 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 97% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Fort Bidwell’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
43° / 22°
22 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
60° / 32°
Last frost around May 26
Summer
84° / 48°
20 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
65° / 33°
First frost around Oct 1
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 1). Last frost next spring: May 26
Best months to be outside
JunSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Fort Bidwell get?About 56 inches a winter.When is it wettest?December, with 1.5 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.7° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Fort Bidwell itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Ft Bidwell, CA (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.