Balch Camp, California
# Balch Camp, California

36°54′11″N 119°07′23″W﻿ / ﻿36.90306°N 119.12306°W﻿ / 36.90306; -119.12306

Balch Camp is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located near the confluence of the North Fork of the Kings River and Dinkey Creek 38 miles (61 km) east-northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 1273 feet (388 m).

Lying deep within the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Balch Camp is about 59 road miles, and one hour; 50 minutes from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (via Bailey Bridge). Balch Camp is located almost 2 miles from Balch Power house, with which it shares its namesake, A.C. Balch.

## Climate

Balch Camp has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) typical of the Sierra Nevada foothills, with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

Climate data for Balch Camp, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1962–2022 :

| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 ||||||||||||||
