What's the weather usually like?

It's the 30-year average (1991–2020) for a place and month, published by NOAA as "Climate Normals." It tells you what's usual — the temperatures and rainfall you'd expect in an average year — not a forecast for any specific date.

Very useful as a baseline: it's built from decades of real observations. But any single year can run warmer, cooler, wetter, or drier than the average — roughly half of years fall outside it. Use it to plan (what to pack, when the dry season is), not as a day-of forecast.

NOAA publishes normals at official weather stations. We match your ZIP to the closest one and show the distance plus a confidence label. In flat areas even 20+ miles is fine; in the mountains, elevation between you and the station can shift the numbers, so we flag that honestly.

Precipitation is the total liquid water for the month — rain plus the melted water content of any snow. Snowfall is shown separately as inches of actual snow.