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Monthly climate in Needles, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Needles features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (120 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 142 mm (5.6 inches) and receives 20 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Needles enjoys an average of 3679 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Needles, California, United States §

The warmest months in Needles are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 36 °C (92 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (53 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Needles experiences 210 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 Needles, 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)		 27°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Average low 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Needles, California, United States §

Needles usually has the most precipitation in January, March and November, with an average of 2 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Needles are April, May and June. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Needles, 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) 19 (0.8) 18 (0.7) 23 (0.9) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 8 (0.3) 9 (0.3) 9 (0.4) 23 (0.9) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Needles, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Needles are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Needles: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Needles, 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 193 243 301 329 375 379 377 359 323 298 259 238
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 6m 10h 56m 11h 59m 13h 5m 13h 59m 14h 26m 14h 11m 13h 23m 12h 20m 11h 15m 10h 18m 9h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Needles, California, United States §

Needles 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 Needles UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Needles, 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 8 10 11 12 12 11 10 7 5 4