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Weather in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Idyllwild-Pine Cove is snow country

Idyllwild-Pine Cove has mild, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 60° and a normal night drops to 38°.

Winter 53°/33°Spring 64°/39°Summer 84°/57°Fall 70°/46°
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Sunrise 9:09 am · sunset 7:51 pm

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What stands out about Idyllwild-Pine Cove’s weather

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

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 31 inches a winter, more than 1,352 of 1,455 California towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 93% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 92% of U.S. towns.A short growing season160 frost-free days, from May 16 to Oct 24.
A normal year

Where today sits in Idyllwild-Pine Cove’s year

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

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Winter
53° / 33°
9 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
64° / 39°
Last frost around May 16
Summer
84° / 57°
18 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
70° / 46°
First frost around Oct 24
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 24). Last frost next spring: May 16
Best months to be outside
MayJunSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Idyllwild-Pine Cove get?About 31 inches a winter.When is it wettest?February, with 3.9 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.0° 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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Idyllwild Fire Dept, CA (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.