California Weather Records
Weather averages and records for the U.S. state of California based on data made available by the NOAA.
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California Statewide Averages
Average temperatures and precipitation over the entire territory of the state, from 1991–2020.
| Month | High (°F) | Low (°F) | Precipitation (in) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54.6 | 35.0 | 4.1 |
| February | 57.3 | 36.4 | 3.9 |
| March | 62.3 | 39.3 | 3.3 |
| April | 67.6 | 42.6 | 1.7 |
| May | 75.6 | 49.0 | 1.0 |
| June | 84.5 | 55.5 | 0.3 |
| July | 90.9 | 61.4 | 0.2 |
| August | 90.4 | 60.6 | 0.2 |
| September | 85.2 | 55.9 | 0.3 |
| October | 74.4 | 47.7 | 1.1 |
| November | 62.0 | 39.6 | 2.2 |
| December | 53.7 | 34.2 | 4.0 |
| Entire Year | 71.5 | 46.5 | 22.3 |
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Hottest Temperature All-Time
The highest temperature in California history is 130 °F which was recorded in Death Valley in 2020 and 2021. This record also holds the mark for the highest temperature reliably recorded in the United States and the world as a whole. An earlier record of 134 °F at Greenland Ranch is now generally considered a measurement error.
Coldest Temperature All-Time
The lowest recorded temperature in California history is -45 °F which was recorded at Boca and Tamarack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in January, 1937.
California Cities
Yearly weather averages for various places in California, from 1991–2020.
| City | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Yearly (inches) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | |
| Antioch | 74.1 | 50.8 | 117 | 14 | 12.7 | n/a |
| Bakersfield | 78.3 | 53.7 | 118 | 13 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Barstow | 80.4 | 51.9 | 120 | 3 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Berkeley | 67.6 | 49.0 | 107 | 24 | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| Big Bear Lake | 62.9 | 34.2 | 98 | -25 | 19.0 | 62.7 |
| Bishop | 75.3 | 38.3 | 111 | -15 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| Blythe | 88.5 | 60.4 | 124 | 5 | 3.5 | n/a |
| Chula Vista | 71.8 | 56.2 | 108 | 24 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Coalinga | 80.5 | 51.0 | 120 | 11 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| Colusa | 75.1 | 48.8 | 114 | 14 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
| Crescent City | 58.9 | 46.1 | 97 | 19 | 58.9 | n/a |
| Culver City | 72.4 | 55.3 | 111 | 24 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| Davis | 75.4 | 48.0 | 116 | 12 | 18.8 | 0.0 |
| Death Valley | 92.2 | 63.4 | 130 | 20 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| El Cajon | 78.1 | 53.4 | 114 | 19 | 11.4 | n/a |
| Escondido | 77.8 | 53.8 | 115 | 13 | 13.4 | 0.0 |
| Eureka | 59.7 | 46.6 | 87 | 21 | 40.4 | 0.1 |
| Fairfield | 73.9 | 49.1 | 114 | 15 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
| Fresno | 77.6 | 52.9 | 114 | 18 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Gilroy | 75.4 | 47.8 | 115 | 17 | 19.8 | 0.0 |
| Half Moon Bay | 62.8 | 47.3 | 94 | 19 | 25.3 | 0.0 |
| Hanford | 77.3 | 49.6 | 116 | 14 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Hollister | 71.4 | 46.5 | 119 | 14 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| Imperial | 88.2 | 58.8 | 124 | 16 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Indio | 88.8 | 64.4 | 123 | 13 | 2.3 | n/a |
| King City | 75.4 | 45.4 | 115 | 14 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| Lake Elsinore | 81.7 | 51.0 | 118 | 15 | 11.9 | 0.2 |
| Lindsay | 78.8 | 48.8 | 115 | 17 | 11.6 | 0.2 |
| Livermore | 73.2 | 47.8 | 115 | 18 | 14.5 | n/a |
| Long Beach | 74.5 | 56.0 | 111 | 21 | 12.0 | n/a |
| Los Angeles | 70.6 | 56.7 | 110 | 27 | 12.2 | n/a |
| Los Banos | 76.6 | 50.6 | 116 | 14 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Madera | 76.8 | 48.9 | 116 | 15 | 10.7 | n/a |
| Merced | 76.4 | 48.6 | 116 | 15 | 11.8 | n/a |
| Modesto | 75.9 | 51.1 | 113 | 18 | 12.3 | n/a |
| Monterey | 64.7 | 48.8 | 104 | 20 | 20.3 | 0.3 |
| Napa | 70.4 | 45.3 | 115 | 14 | 21.9 | n/a |
| Needles | 88.0 | 63.0 | 125 | 18 | 4.3 | n/a |
| Nevada City | 66.9 | 45.3 | 111 | -1 | 63.3 | 15.9 |
| Newport Beach | 68.0 | 57.6 | 107 | 29 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Oakland | 66.8 | 49.9 | 104 | 25 | 17.2 | n/a |
| Orland | 75.9 | 50.2 | 120 | 15 | 20.7 | 0.0 |
| Oroville | 75.9 | 48.6 | 116 | 12 | 29.6 | 0.0 |
| Oxnard | 68.7 | 53.0 | 104 | 26 | 11.8 | n/a |
| Palm Springs | 88.7 | 61.5 | 123 | 19 | 4.7 | n/a |
| Palmdale | 77.9 | 48.4 | 118 | 6 | 6.3 | n/a |
| Pasadena | 79.0 | 54.7 | 115 | 21 | 20.2 | 0.0 |
| Paso Robles | 76.4 | 42.9 | 117 | 0 | 15.2 | 0.0 |
| Petaluma | 70.9 | 45.9 | 110 | 16 | 25.4 | 0.0 |
| Red Bluff | 76.2 | 50.6 | 121 | 13 | 22.6 | n/a |
| Redding | 76.1 | 50.0 | 118 | 16 | 33.5 | n/a |
| Riverside | 80.2 | 52.7 | 118 | 18 | 9.5 | n/a |
| Sacramento | 74.6 | 48.9 | 115 | 17 | 18.0 | n/a |
| Salinas | 68.1 | 48.6 | 109 | 18 | 12.6 | n/a |
| San Diego | 70.4 | 58.2 | 111 | 25 | 9.8 | n/a |
| San Francisco | 64.8 | 51.5 | 106 | 27 | 22.9 | n/a |
| San Jacinto | 81.0 | 50.5 | 120 | 7 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| San Jose | 71.4 | 50.6 | 109 | 18 | 13.8 | n/a |
| San Luis Obispo | 72.6 | 48.0 | 117 | 17 | 19.2 | n/a |
| San Rafael | 69.2 | 48.9 | 110 | 20 | 34.1 | 0.0 |
| Santa Ana | 76.7 | 56.1 | 114 | 16 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| Santa Barbara | 70.0 | 49.3 | 109 | 20 | 15.7 | n/a |
| Santa Cantalina Island | 68.6 | 54.8 | 110 | 26 | 11.4 | n/a |
| Santa Cruz | 68.5 | 47.9 | 110 | 19 | 30.8 | 0.0 |
| Santa Maria | 69.9 | 47.2 | 110 | 20 | 13.3 | n/a |
| Santa Monica | 69.0 | 56.1 | 103 | 26 | 12.8 | n/a |
| Santa Rosa | 71.6 | 45.4 | 114 | 9 | 32.7 | n/a |
| Sequoia National Park | 55.8 | 29.6 | 92 | -16 | 42.8 | 226.2 |
| Sonora | 73.1 | 43.3 | 113 | 8 | 29.9 | 0.0 |
| St. Helena | 74.5 | 47.7 | 115 | 11 | 31.6 | 0.0 |
| Stockton | 75.8 | 49.1 | 115 | 16 | 13.4 | n/a |
| Tahoe City | 57.6 | 31.9 | 94 | -16 | 33.2 | 178.4 |
| Truckee | 58.8 | 34.5 | 101 | -28 | 35.1 | n/a |
| Twentynine Palms | 84.6 | 55.3 | 118 | 10 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Ukiah | 73.7 | 45.3 | 117 | 12 | 36.3 | n/a |
| Vacaville | 76.0 | 48.6 | 115 | 14 | 24.2 | n/a |
| Victorville | 78.4 | 46.9 | 116 | -1 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Visalia | 75.7 | 52.3 | 115 | 13 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
| Watsonville | 67.9 | 47.1 | 110 | 12 | 21.9 | n/a |
| Yreka | 68.0 | 37.4 | 112 | -11 | 18.7 | 11.6 |