Average Temperature in Riverside by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Riverside, California for each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Riverside?

2014 was the warmest year in the history of Riverside, California. The average daily high temperature was 82.4 °F, and the average low was 56.0 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Riverside?

1902 was the coolest year in the history of Riverside, California. The average daily high temperature was 77.1 °F, and the average low was 44.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	34	77.6	53.0
2022	5	81.5	54.9
2021	16	80.3	53.6
2020	6	81.7	54.2
2019	25	78.6	52.9
2018	7	81.1	54.7
2017	4	81.7	55.1
2016	3	81.8	55.5
2015	2	81.9	55.8
2014	1	82.4	56.0
2013	14	80.2	53.8
2012	10	81.1	54.5
2011	28	78.7	52.4
2010	30	78.2	52.7
2009	20	79.7	53.3
2006	50	79.2	50.4
2005	52	78.5	50.9
2004	44	78.9	51.0
2003	27	79.8	51.2
2002	65	78.9	49.1
2001	72	77.9	49.4
2000	37	79.6	50.8
1999	66	78.7	49.0
1998	33	78.8	52.0
1997	8	81.9	53.8
1996	9	82.4	53.3
1995	12	81.1	53.2
1994	22	80.6	52.0
1993	17	80.7	53.1
1991	21	80.9	52.0
1990	13	81.8	52.3
1989	18	81.9	51.7
1988	11	82.1	52.3
1987	23	80.5	51.9
1986	29	81.7	49.3
1985	43	80.5	49.4
1984	15	82.2	51.7
1983	26	79.0	52.4
1982	57	77.8	50.8
1981	19	81.2	52.3
1980	24	80.8	51.5
1979	36	79.9	50.6
1978	38	79.3	51.1
1977	32	80.1	50.7
1976	39	80.2	50.1
1975	80	78.3	48.5
1974	48	79.1	50.5
1973	85	77.5	49.0
1972	55	79.3	49.6
1971	82	77.9	48.7
1970	59	79.2	49.3
1969	61	77.8	50.5
1968	45	79.8	50.0
1967	41	79.9	50.4
1966	47	79.8	49.8
1965	86	77.5	49.0
1964	96	78.0	47.8
1963	69	78.0	49.5
1962	88	78.4	48.1
1961	53	79.9	49.3
1960	42	80.4	49.7
1959	35	81.1	49.5
1958	46	80.3	49.4
1957	64	78.5	49.5
1956	71	79.9	47.5
1955	95	79.0	46.9
1954	84	79.1	47.4
1953	118	78.4	44.5
1952	116	76.6	46.7
1951	115	77.3	46.0
1950	117	78.8	44.1
1949	121	77.8	44.1
1948	120	78.8	43.9
1947	74	80.6	46.6
1946	87	80.1	46.4
1945	100	78.4	46.8
1944	106	77.6	46.6
1943	56	80.5	48.4
1942	77	80.2	46.8
1941	91	77.7	48.5
1940	40	81.3	49.0
1939	51	81.2	48.3
1938	63	80.1	48.1
1937	79	79.4	47.4
1936	49	81.0	48.7
1935	111	77.8	46.1
1934	58	80.5	48.1
1933	112	78.6	45.1
1932	110	77.9	46.0
1931	75	78.6	48.7
1930	98	79.1	46.2
1929	93	78.6	47.4
1928	92	79.2	46.9
1927	83	78.6	48.0
1926	31	82.0	48.9
1925	62	81.0	47.3
1924	70	81.4	46.1
1923	78	80.0	46.9
1922	89	79.4	46.9
1921	68	80.1	47.5
1920	101	78.8	46.2
1919	97	80.2	45.5
1918	73	79.7	47.6
1917	60	83.0	45.3
1916	102	79.9	44.8
1915	76	80.4	46.8
1914	54	79.8	49.3
1913	81	79.9	46.8
1912	105	79.2	45.1
1911	104	79.1	45.3
1910	67	80.4	47.2
1909	107	75.7	48.4
1908	108	78.0	46.1
1907	103	77.3	47.3
1906	113	77.6	45.9
1905	114	77.2	46.3
1904	90	80.3	46.0
1903	119	77.9	44.9
1902	122	77.1	44.4
1895	94	78.6	47.3
1894	109	79.0	45.0
1893	99	77.7	47.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1999–2024	Riverside Municipal Airport	location
1893–1998	Riverside Fire Station	location