Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Golden Hills features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 285 mm (11.2 inches) and receives 40 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Golden Hills enjoys an average of 3626 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 49 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Golden Hills are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 26 °C (72 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (45 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Golden Hills experiences 113 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 22 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean maximum | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average high | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Average low | 3°C (37°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 2°C (37°F) |
Mean minimum | -3°C (27°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -3°C (26°F) |
Minimum | -5°C (24°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Golden Hills, California, United States with other places around the world.
Golden Hills usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 52 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Golden Hills are June, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55 (2.2) | 49 (1.9) | 50 (2.0) | 28 (1.1) | 17 (0.7) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 18 (0.7) | 52 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Golden Hills are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Golden Hills: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 183 | 236 | 291 | 327 | 368 | 378 | 384 | 361 | 318 | 295 | 255 | 225 |
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 |
Golden Hills 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 Golden Hills UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |