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Monthly climate in Taft, California, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Taft features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 236 mm (9.3 inches) and receives 36 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Taft enjoys an average of 3578 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 48 minutes to 14 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Taft, California, United States §

The warmest months in Taft are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 30 °C (81 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (52 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Taft experiences 159 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Taft, 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 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average low 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Minimum 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Taft, California, United States §

Taft usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 47 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Taft are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Taft, 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) 40 (1.6) 50 (2.0) 52 (2.0) 25 (1.0) 11 (0.4) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 36 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 7 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Taft, California, United States §

The sunniest months in Taft are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Taft: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Taft, 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 176 227 281 320 366 376 386 361 319 295 244 221
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 4m 10h 55m 11h 59m 13h 6m 14h 1m 14h 28m 14h 13m 13h 24m 12h 20m 11h 14m 10h 17m 9h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Taft, California, United States §

Taft 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 Taft UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Taft, 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