Crescent City weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Crescent City is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and September close behind. Crescent City averages about 2,446 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,446
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,506 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 13°C / 55°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 16 m
When is the best time to visit Crescent City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Crescent City is July, then August and September. The dullest month is February (16/100, 179 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Crescent City?
Crescent City gets a moderate 2,446 hours of sunshine a year. 69 Sunshine Score points separate July (85) from February (16), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #226 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 51% of the annual 1,506 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 239 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| February | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 179 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| March | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 207 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| April | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 115 mm | 5 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 55 mm | 7 | 10° / 50°F |
| June | 59 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 28 mm | 8 | 11° / 52°F |
| July | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 5 mm | 8 | 13° / 55°F |
| August | 84 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 8 mm | 7 | 13° / 55°F |
| September | 80 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 34 mm | 6 | 13° / 55°F |
| October | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 104 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 27 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 206 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 22 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 326 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Crescent City by month
The sea off Crescent City is warmest in July at around 13°C / 55°F, and coolest in May at 10°C / 50°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Medford United States · 131 km · best in Jul · 2,894 h sun/yr
- Eugene United States · 274 km · best in Jul · 2,248 h sun/yr
- Redmond United States · 372 km · best in Jul · 2,712 h sun/yr
- Santa Rosa United States · 383 km · best in Jul · 3,311 h sun/yr
- Sacramento United States · 410 km · best in Jun · 3,401 h sun/yr
- Portland United States · 444 km · best in Jul · 2,058 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Arcata/Eureka United States · 90 km · 2,478 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- North Bend United States · 182 km · 2,256 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Redding United States · 215 km · 3,250 h sun/yr · best in May
- Salem United States · 362 km · 2,251 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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