Balch Camp, California facts for kids
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Balch Camp
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 Balch Camp
Location in California
Balch Camp
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
Balch Camp is a small community in Fresno County, California. It's known as an unincorporated community, which means it's a place where people live together but it's not officially a city or town with its own local government.
This community is located deep within the Sierra Nevada foothills. It sits near where two rivers meet: the North Fork of the Kings River and Dinkey Creek. Balch Camp is about 38 miles (61 km) east-northeast of Fresno. It's also about 1,273 feet (388 meters) above sea level.
Getting to Balch Camp from Fresno Yosemite International Airport takes about one hour and 50 minutes by car, covering around 59 miles. The community is very close to the Balch Powerhouse, which is a power plant. Both Balch Camp and the powerhouse are named after a person called A.C. Balch.
Understanding Balch Camp's Weather
Balch Camp experiences a type of weather called a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. This kind of climate is common in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It means that the summers are usually very hot and dry, while the winters are cool and wet.
The table below shows more details about the weather in Balch Camp, including average temperatures and rainfall throughout the year.
| Climate data for Balch Camp, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–2022 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
79 (26) |
88 (31) |
92 (33) |
103 (39) |
106 (41) |
112 (44) |
111 (44) |
109 (43) |
102 (39) |
84 (29) |
68 (20) |
112 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.2 (16.8) |
67.8 (19.9) |
77.6 (25.3) |
83.1 (28.4) |
90.3 (32.4) |
97.1 (36.2) |
102.3 (39.1) |
103.1 (39.5) |
100.1 (37.8) |
91.2 (32.9) |
72.7 (22.6) |
61.5 (16.4) |
105.0 (40.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 52.1 (11.2) |
56.1 (13.4) |
63.0 (17.2) |
68.4 (20.2) |
76.6 (24.8) |
85.1 (29.5) |
92.9 (33.8) |
93.3 (34.1) |
88.3 (31.3) |
76.7 (24.8) |
60.1 (15.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
72.0 (22.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.5 (7.5) |
48.1 (8.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
57.5 (14.2) |
65.0 (18.3) |
73.0 (22.8) |
80.8 (27.1) |
81.2 (27.3) |
76.1 (24.5) |
65.5 (18.6) |
52.5 (11.4) |
44.6 (7.0) |
61.9 (16.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 38.8 (3.8) |
40.1 (4.5) |
43.3 (6.3) |
46.5 (8.1) |
53.5 (11.9) |
61.0 (16.1) |
68.8 (20.4) |
69.2 (20.7) |
63.8 (17.7) |
54.4 (12.4) |
44.9 (7.2) |
38.4 (3.6) |
51.9 (11.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 29.4 (−1.4) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
33.3 (0.7) |
35.0 (1.7) |
42.4 (5.8) |
49.3 (9.6) |
60.7 (15.9) |
61.5 (16.4) |
52.0 (11.1) |
43.4 (6.3) |
34.7 (1.5) |
29.1 (−1.6) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 20 (−7) |
22 (−6) |
27 (−3) |
23 (−5) |
22 (−6) |
35 (2) |
46 (8) |
50 (10) |
39 (4) |
32 (0) |
29 (−2) |
18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.55 (141) |
4.91 (125) |
5.05 (128) |
2.56 (65) |
1.41 (36) |
0.40 (10) |
0.22 (5.6) |
0.05 (1.3) |
0.24 (6.1) |
1.36 (35) |
2.14 (54) |
4.66 (118) |
28.55 (725) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
