A. Occasionally:  Most often it happens on the valley floor, maybe once a year.  Most of the time is melts off within a few hours, it could take 24 hours.

Approximately every 5 years we'll get a few inches of snow in Redding.  Redding sits at the north end of the largest valley in California, at times a bowl effect is created with the surrounding mountains.  Sometimes the valley floor can get snow while in the foothills it snows less, or not at all.  

Big Snow: (Redding style)  Every 10-15 years we get an accumulation of snow that has reached to one foot or slightly more dropped by a  series of two or three storms.  This can be caused by the same atmospherical anomaly as described earlier.

Q. How hot does it get in Redding?

A. Lets look at this like a good politician would.  The great thing about Redding is you know what season it is, there are four distinct ones.  Our winters include rain that fills the surrounding lakes and keeps the forest green and healthy while still allowing days of sunshine to recharge our batteries.

Spring and Fall here can not be beat! Awesome days and comfortable evenings by the bundles, a truly wonderful place to be whether it be on the valley floor on in the mountains.  Ok, not so political now.  For an average of 6 weeks in the middle of the summer it can be unpleasant in the afternoons.  From mid July thru August it's best to do what you need done in the mornings and find shelter in the afternoons.  If you like the mountains it's a great time to get out with a canoe, kayak while camping and enjoy the small lakes in the area. Lake Shasta and Whiskeytown Lake are popular spots at this time of year.