Rio Linda climate — normals and trends
Rio Linda (United States) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 594 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Rio Linda averages 7 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
Rio Linda has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.1 °C (on 14 July 1972) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 22 December 1990).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Rio LindaCalifornia
- coords
- 38.69°, -121.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
594mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
111 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
48.1 °C
14 July 1972
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
139 mm
13 October 1962
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
4 January 2008
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
4 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
14 July 1972
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
22 December 1990
Snowiest day
5.0 cm
16 February 1990
Sunniest day
14.2 h
3 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | -86 mm |
| Feb | 17.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 194 mm | +93 mm |
| Mar | 19.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 85 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 17 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 46 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 109 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 126 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rio Linda?
Rio Linda has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 594 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rio Linda?
The hottest day measured in Rio Linda between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1972, reaching 48.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rio Linda?
The coldest day measured in Rio Linda between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rio Linda?
Almost never: Rio Linda sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rio Linda warmed?
Yes: Rio Linda warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rio Linda?
The wettest day measured in Rio Linda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1962, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rio Linda?
The windiest day measured in Rio Linda between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2008, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rio Linda?
The warmest month in Rio Linda is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rio Linda?
Rio Linda receives on average 594 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rio Linda?
Rio Linda gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rio Linda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rio Linda between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1990, with 5.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rio Linda?
Yes: Rio Linda has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rio Linda?
In Rio Linda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 14 July 1972, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 22 December 1990.
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