Redding weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · small town · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Redding is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with October and April close behind. Redding averages about 3,250 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

3,250

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

88/100

Rain / year

1,010 mm

Snow / year

≈11 cm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

92k

Elevation

150 m

When is the best time to visit Redding?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Redding is May, then October and April. The dullest month is July (20/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Redding?

Redding is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,250 hours of sunshine a year. 68 Sunshine Score points separate May (88) from July (20), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #55 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 January, carries about 52% of the annual 1,010 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Sacramento United States · 210 km · best in Jun · 3,401 h sun/yr
• Medford United States · 213 km · best in Jul · 2,894 h sun/yr
• Santa Rosa United States · 227 km · best in Jul · 3,311 h sun/yr
• Reno United States · 243 km · best in Aug · 3,499 h sun/yr
• San Francisco United States · 321 km · best in Sep · 2,879 h sun/yr
• Eugene United States · 409 km · best in Jul · 2,248 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Arcata/Eureka United States · 162 km · 2,478 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Crescent City United States · 215 km · 2,446 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Truckee United States · 226 km · 3,395 h sun/yr · best in Jul