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Monthly climate in Big River, California, United States

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Big River features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 37 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 121 mm (4.8 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Big River enjoys an average of 3686 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 54 minutes to 14 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Big River, California, United States §

The warmest months in Big River are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 37 °C (93 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 15 °C (54 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Big River experiences 221 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Big River, California, United States. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 49°C
(121°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Big River, California, United States §

Big River usually has the most precipitation in January, March and November, with an average of 1 rainy days and 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Big River are April, May and June. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Big River, California, United States. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16 (0.6) 16 (0.6) 20 (0.8) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 8 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 18 (0.7) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Big River, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Big River are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 17 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Big River: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Big River, California, United States. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198 244 303 329 375 378 376 358 323 298 258 240
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 9m 10h 57m 11h 59m 13h 3m 13h 56m 14h 22m 14h 8m 13h 21m 12h 20m 11h 16m 10h 21m 9h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Big River, California, United States §

Big River experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Big River UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Big River, California, United States. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 7 5 4

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Big River, California, United States

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