Campground and Summer Recreation information can be obtained on Shasta Home. To the Top Climate Redding enjoys the four seasons, with mild winters and warm summers. Although the Sacramento River winds its way through the center of town, the city's relative humidity is refreshingly low. The average rainfall is 38 inches annually, occurring in the late fall and winter. Clear weather predominates over 300 days a year.
Air quality is rated one of the best on the west coast.
Elevations range from 500 to 5,000 feet. Shasta County enjoys a bounty of fall colors, mild winters and an array of spring beauty, surrounded by three mountain ranges, to the east, west and north. To the Top History Redding was named for Benjamin B. Redding, the first land agent for the California and Oregon Railroad. In 1872, the site of the city was a chaparral thicket bounded by North, South, East and West Streets. The post office was established in 1872.