Arcata has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with Jul highs around 63°F and Jan lows near 41°F, and about 40 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: on the water, mountains in the distance, lush and green. A typical home costs about $363k.
Explore Arcata on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow61% more rain (65 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Arcata, no snow.
ScenerySame lush and green look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Arcata, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 5°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (36 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Arcata, no snow.
SceneryForested where Arcata is lush and green, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Arcata, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow28% less rain (29 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Arcata, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Arcata is lush and green, both have mountains in the distance (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 8°F hotter, winter nights 6°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (35 in vs 40 in), spread through the year, unlike Arcata's winter rains, no snow.
SceneryForested where Arcata is lush and green, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Cascade Range vs the Pacific Coast Ranges), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 10°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (43 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Arcata, no snow.
ScenerySame lush and green look from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snow37% less rain (25 in vs 40 in), falling mostly in winter, like Arcata, no snow.
ScenerySame lush and green look from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both on the water.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56° | 41° | 6.5 |
| Feb | 56° | 42° | 5.6 |
| Mar | 57° | 43° | 5.3 |
| Apr | 58° | 44° | 3.3 |
| May | 60° | 47° | 1.8 |
| Jun | 62° | 50° | 0.7 |
| Jul | 63° | 52° | 0.2 |
| Aug | 64° | 53° | 0.3 |
| Sep | 64° | 50° | 0.6 |
| Oct | 62° | 47° | 2.2 |
| Nov | 58° | 44° | 5.6 |
| Dec | 55° | 41° | 8.1 |