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Monthly climate in Independence, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Independence features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (28 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -21 °C (-6 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 572 mm (22.5 inches) and receives 70 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Independence enjoys an average of 3655 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 40 minutes to 14 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Independence, California, United States §

The warmest months in Independence are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 21 °C (63 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to -2 °C (28 - 29 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Independence experiences 46 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 139 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Independence, 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 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 10°C
(49°F)
Average high 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Average low -6°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Mean minimum -18°C
(0°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)
Minimum -20°C
(-4°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Independence, California, United States §

Independence usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 8 rainy days and 97 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Independence are June, August and September. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Independence, 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) 114 (4.5) 100 (3.9) 78 (3.1) 42 (1.7) 43 (1.7) 11 (0.4) 34 (1.3) 14 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 19 (0.7) 39 (1.5) 69 (2.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 10 7 11 3 8 3 2 2 3 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Independence, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Independence are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Independence: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Independence, 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 180 240 297 330 368 385 388 363 322 296 251 229
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 57m 10h 51m 11h 59m 13h 9m 14h 8m 14h 37m 14h 21m 13h 29m 12h 21m 11h 11m 10h 10m 9h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Independence, California, United States §

Independence experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Independence UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Independence, 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 11 12 13 13 14 12 11 8 6 5