Redding in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Redding sees average daytime highs around 70°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 13.5 in of precipitation over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 60°F in early March to 83°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Redding's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Redding's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 70°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 48°F
Precipitation: 13.5 in; 28 wet days
Avg wind: 5 mph
Travel score: 6.4; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Redding in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 60°F in early March to 83°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Redding reaches about 70°F and drops to 48°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Redding

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Redding weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	54° / 39°	9.3	12.5	2	9.4	3.2
Feb	58° / 41°	8.5	11.5	1.5	10.4	4.0
Mar	63° / 44°	7.5	12.3	1.1	11.7	5.3
Apr	69° / 47°	3.7	9.1	0.2	13	6.6
May	79° / 55°	2.3	6.2	0	14.2	7.4
Jun	89° / 62°	1.0	2.8	0	14.8	5.1
Jul	97° / 69°	0.1	0.4	0	14.6	2.7
Aug	95° / 67°	0.2	0.6	0	13.6	3.3
Sep	89° / 61°	0.5	1.7	0	12.3	5.6
Oct	76° / 52°	2.7	4.6	0	10.9	8.0
Nov	61° / 44°	5.6	8.8	0.5	9.7	5.3
Dec	53° / 39°	9.9	12.9	1.7	9.2	2.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Redding gets around 13.5 in of rain and snow over 28 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Redding

In seasonPeak

In spring, Redding overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Redding's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Apr

May

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Aug

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Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Redding?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Redding for sightseeing.

What to pack for Redding in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Redding sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 48°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Redding in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Redding peaks around July 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	9	10	10	8	6	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Redding in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Redding is worst in August — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.2× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	9	11	10	8	7	39	76	60	13	11	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	76	Unhealthy
Sep	60	Unhealthy
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Redding?

Redding sits at 40.6°N, 122.4°W, 564 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Chico, 66 mi away.

Topography around Redding

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Redding.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Redding has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 ft around an average of 600 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,484 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,164 ft.

The land around Redding is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (76%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

449 ft

trees 42%

10 miles

3,484 ft

trees 63%

50 miles

10,164 ft

trees 76%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Chico 66 mi · Paradise 70 mi · Oroville 86 mi · Bayside 89 mi · Arcata 91 mi · Susanville 92 mi · McKinleyville 93 mi · Eureka 94 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Redding (40.5865°, -122.3917°, elevation 564 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.