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Monthly climate in Descanso, California, United States

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Descanso features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 334 mm (13.1 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Descanso enjoys an average of 3686 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Descanso, California, United States §

The warmest months in Descanso are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 10 °C (50 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Descanso experiences 132 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Descanso, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Descanso, California, United States §

Descanso usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 5 rainy days and 57 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Descanso are June, September and October. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Descanso, 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) 50 (2.0) 66 (2.6) 50 (2.0) 18 (0.7) 16 (0.6) 2 (0.1) 17 (0.7) 14 (0.6) 12 (0.5) 11 (0.4) 23 (0.9) 53 (2.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 7 9 3 3 0 4 3 2 1 2 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Descanso, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Descanso are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 14 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Descanso: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Descanso, 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 196 248 301 330 373 374 378 361 323 303 261 233
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 15m 11h 1m 12h 0m 13h 0m 13h 51m 14h 16m 14h 2m 13h 17m 12h 19m 11h 18m 10h 26m 10h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Descanso, California, United States §

Descanso experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 Descanso UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Descanso, 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) 5 7 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 8 5 4

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Descanso, California, United States

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