Shasta Lake has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), with Jul highs around 95°F and Jan lows near 40°F, and about 66 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: big mountains nearby, mixed greenery. A typical home costs about $258k.
Explore Shasta Lake on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (58 in vs 66 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shasta Lake, no snow.
ScenerySame mixed greenery look from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Sierra Nevada vs the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 11°F cooler, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snow33% less rain (44 in vs 66 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shasta Lake, no snow.
SceneryForested where Shasta Lake is mixed greenery, both have big mountains close by (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snow39% less rain (40 in vs 66 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shasta Lake, no snow.
ScenerySame mixed greenery look from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (both the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowAbout a third the rain (22 in vs 66 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shasta Lake, no snow.
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Shasta Lake is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Sierra Nevada vs the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 7°F cooler, winter nights 11°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout a third the rain and snow (15 in vs 66 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shasta Lake, some winter snow.
ScenerySame mixed greenery look from above, both have big mountains close by (the Cascade Range vs the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 7°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (57 in vs 66 in), spread through the year, unlike Shasta Lake's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryForested where Shasta Lake is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Ouachita Mountains vs the Pacific Coast Ranges), both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53° | 40° | 10.8 |
| Feb | 57° | 41° | 11.3 |
| Mar | 62° | 44° | 9.5 |
| Apr | 69° | 47° | 4.8 |
| May | 78° | 55° | 3.2 |
| Jun | 87° | 62° | 1.4 |
| Jul | 95° | 68° | 0.2 |
| Aug | 94° | 67° | 0.2 |
| Sep | 88° | 62° | 1.0 |
| Oct | 76° | 54° | 3.7 |
| Nov | 60° | 46° | 7.6 |
| Dec | 53° | 40° | 12.0 |