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Weather in Highlands, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

It hardly ever freezes in Highlands

Highlands has warm winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of. Normal November highs come to 64°, and lows to 44°.

Winter 59°/42°Spring 66°/46°Summer 76°/53°Fall 72°/49°
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Sunrise 6:35 am · sunset 5:10 pm

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What stands out about Highlands’s weather

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

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It hardly ever freezesOnly 88% of years see a night at 32° or below.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 77°, cooler than 97% of U.S. towns.Snow is rareNo measurable snow in a normal year.
A normal year

Where today sits in Highlands’s year

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

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Winter
59° / 42°
Snow is rare
Spring
66° / 46°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
76° / 53°
18 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
72° / 49°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Highlands get?Almost none.When is it wettest?December, with 4.9 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 Highlands itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Redwood City, CA (7 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.