Friday, January 16, 2015

Does it Freeze where the Redwoods live in California and southern Oregon?

Not usually. Though it can on occasion go below freezing for one or two days at a time during the winter. However, the average temperature where Redwoods live I would say is between 50 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit because of the warm Pacific Ocean nearby. Virtually all Redwoods I have ever seen "Except for Sequoia Redwoods in or near the National Park which are in the High Sierras" live within 100 miles or less of the Pacific Ocean and most live within about 10 to 25 miles of the Pacific Ocean.

Why is this?

I can't say for sure but to my way of thinking it is because they like the moist fog and clouds off the Pacific Ocean from about Big Sur North all the way up into southern Oregon.

A Lady from Calgary, Canada asked this question of us recently which made me know she wasn't from California, otherwise if she had traveled there she might know this.

Because of the Pacific Ocean it is a much milder climate than the Atlantic coast all the way up to Victoria Island and Vancouver in Canada from San Diego in California. It usually doesn't freeze much at all anywhere along the California coast, it gets a little more into freezing in winters in Oregon but not much and a little more into freezing in Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. But, generally speaking the Pacific Coast is very mild compared to places like New York, Boston or Bangor Maine where freezing in winter is an ongoing way of life there.

Here is an average temperature Chart for Portland, Oregon:

Portland Weather

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg. High 45° 51° 56° 60° 67° 74° 78° 80° 74° 64° 52° 45°
Avg. Low 34° 36° 38° 41° 47° 52° 56° 56° 52° 44° 38° 34°
Mean 40° 44° 47° 51° 57° 64° 68° 68° 64° 55° 46° 40°
Avg. Precip. 5.4 in 3.9 in 3.6 in 2.4 in 2.1 in 1.5 in 0.6 in 1.1 in 1.8 in 2.7 in 5.3 in 6.1 in
Degrees in Fahrenheit


And here is San Francisco which is about the median point north and south for Coastal Redwoods which range from 
just South of Big Sur up into Southern Oregon:
Month Avg High Temp Avg Low Temp Avg Rain (inches)
January 57 46 5
February 60 48 3
March 61 49 3
April 63 50 1
May 64 51 1
June 66 53 0
July 66 54 0
August 67 55 0
September 70 56 0
October 69 55 1
November 64 51 3
December 57 47 4

 And at the lower range of Redwoods here are Big Sur Averages there on Highway 1:

Big Sur Weather

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg. High 60° 61° 61° 64° 64° 66° 68° 68° 71° 70° 64° 58°
Avg. Low 44° 44° 45° 45° 47° 50° 51° 52° 54° 51° 47° 44°
Mean 52° 54° 54° 55° 56° 58° 60° 61° 64° 61° 56° 52°
Avg. Precip. 3.5 in 2.7 in 3.3 in 1.7 in 0.4 in 0.3 in 0.1 in 0.1 in 0.3 in 0.9 in 2.8 in 2.8 in
Degrees in Fahrenheit

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