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Monthly climate in California City, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification California City features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 169 mm (6.6 inches) and receives 19 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.California City enjoys an average of 3654 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in California City, California, United States §

The warmest months in California City are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 29 °C (79 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 9 °C (46 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, California City experiences 144 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 14 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in California City, 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 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)
Minimum -3°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in California City, California, United States §

California City usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 35 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in California City are June, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in California City, 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) 38 (1.5) 25 (1.0) 31 (1.2) 15 (0.6) 8 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 11 (0.4) 36 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Monthly sunshine hours in California City, California, United States §

The sunniest months in California City are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in California City: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in California City, 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 185 241 294 330 371 379 384 362 321 298 257 227
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 55m 11h 59m 13h 5m 14h 1m 14h 28m 14h 13m 13h 24m 12h 20m 11h 14m 10h 17m 9h 49m

Solar UV radiation in California City, California, United States §

California City 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 California City UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for California City, 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 8 5 4