Is this weather normal in Alpine County?

California · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Alpine County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970. September 2026 averaged 54.9° there, right at the usual for September (60th warmest of 132).

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 53°, lows near 31°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Alpine County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -1.2°OctNov: +4.4°NovDec: +7.2°DecJan 2026: +2.6°JanFeb: +2.9°FebMar: +10.1°MarApr: -0.7°AprMay: +1.8°MayJun: +3.7°JunJul: +1.9°JulAug: +4.1°AugSep: -0.8°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.3 inOctNov: +0.8 inNovDec: +1.7 inDecJan 2026: -2.8 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -4.3 inMarApr: +1.7 inAprMay: -0.4 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: +0.2 inJulAug: +0.3 inAugSep: -0.5 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Alpine County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January41° / 23°6.2 in38.7° 200314.8° 1937
February42° / 22°5.8 in40.1° 201519.2° 1903
March46° / 25°5.2 in45.3° 202625.9° 1897
April50° / 28°2.8 in45.1° 193427.1° 1967
May58° / 35°2.0 in53.2° 200137.4° 1977
June67° / 42°0.8 in61.0° 202147.9° 1944
July76° / 49°0.5 in67.5° 193155.4° 1983
August75° / 48°0.4 in65.5° 202652.8° 1976
September69° / 43°0.6 in59.7° 202047.0° 1986
October58° / 35°2.1 in52.7° 198839.6° 1984
November47° / 27°3.5 in44.0° 199526.7° 1994
December40° / 22°6.1 in38.8° 191724.6° 1971

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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