Arcata
Humboldt County · United States
Walkable California coastal town on Humboldt Bay, Arcata has a café-dense centre, a concentration of historic churches, and easy access to mountain terrain inland. Founded in 1850 as Union and renamed Arcata in 1860, it is home to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, and serves as a base for the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of a large stretch of public land in northwestern California, including the Headwaters Forest.
- Population17,843
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 6.0 km3.7 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
9°47°
225mm8.9in
F
9°48°
185mm7.3in
M
9°49°
195mm7.6in
A
10°50°
120mm4.7in
M
12°53°
70mm2.7in
J
13°55°
30mm1.2in
J
15°58°
10mm0.4in
A
15°59°
10mm0.5in
S
15°58°
20mm0.9in
O
13°55°
85mm3.4in
N
10°51°
165mm6.5in
D
9°47°
270mm10.7in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗