Is this weather normal in Butte County?

California · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Butte County. Butte County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 69°, lows near 45°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -2.3°OctNov: +2.6°NovDec: +3.2°DecJan 2026: +4.7°JanFeb: +3.2°FebMar: +12.2°MarApr: +1.1°AprMay: +2.4°MayJun: +3.3°JunJul: +1.2°JulAug: +3.1°AugSep: -2.5°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: +0.2 inOctNov: +1.1 inNovDec: +3.1 inDecJan 2026: -1.6 inJanFeb: +0.3 inFebMar: -6.4 inMarApr: +4.3 inAprMay: -0.8 inMayJun: -0.7 inJunJul: -0.0 inJulAug: -0.1 inAugSep: +0.1 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 Butte County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January54° / 37°8.1 in52.6° 201433.8° 1937
February58° / 39°7.7 in54.1° 201539.6° 1903
March63° / 41°6.6 in63.9° 202644.5° 2006
April68° / 44°3.4 in61.6° 193944.8° 1967
May77° / 50°2.1 in71.1° 200154.8° 1998
June86° / 57°0.7 in76.8° 191864.6° 1980
July93° / 61°0.0 in84.5° 202471.3° 1987
August92° / 60°0.1 in80.5° 196769.2° 1899
September87° / 56°0.3 in76.0° 202263.2° 1986
October76° / 49°2.3 in68.3° 202055.5° 1920
November62° / 41°4.5 in56.8° 199543.9° 1994
December54° / 36°8.3 in50.8° 195838.2° 1932

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

Towns in Butte County

Crime Radar: Chico, Paradise, Oroville

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