California climate by month

California weather month by month

Average of the 60 California cities on this site, computed from NOAA's unrounded values (so it can differ by a degree from averaging the rounded city figures); individual cities differ, sometimes a lot.

Regional differences

• Warmest winterPalm Springs: January high 71°F
• Coolest summerSan Francisco: July high 66°F
• Most wet daysSanta Rosa: 78 a year
• Fewest wet daysPalm Springs: 14 a year
• Most snowSouth Lake Tahoe: 179.0 in a year

Warmest and coolest California city each month

By normal daily high. "Best month for": how many of the 60 cities have it among their best months by our comfort score.

Frost and humidity across California

• Earliest typical last frostFurnace Creek: Jan 1
• Latest typical last frostMammoth Lakes: Jun 10
• Frost-freeAnaheim, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
• Most muggy daysPalm Springs: 17 a year
• Fewest muggy daysVallejo: 0 a year

All California cities

Also covered: Berkeley (see San Francisco), Carlsbad (see Oceanside), Carmel-by-the-Sea (see Monterey), Chula Vista (see San Diego), Clovis (see Fresno), Daly City (see San Francisco), Downey (see Long Beach), East Los Angeles (see Los Angeles), El Monte (see Los Angeles), Fullerton (see Anaheim), Garden Grove (see Irvine), Glendale (see Los Angeles), Hesperia (see Victorville), Inglewood (see Torrance), Jurupa Valley (see Riverside), Laguna Beach (see Costa Mesa), Malibu (see Torrance), Moreno Valley (see San Bernardino), Murrieta (see Temecula), Oakland (see San Francisco), Orange (see Irvine), Rancho Cucamonga (see Ontario), Rialto (see San Bernardino), Richmond (see San Francisco), Roseville (see Sacramento), Santa Ana (see Irvine), Simi Valley (see Santa Clarita), Thousand Oaks (see Santa Clarita), Vacaville (see Fairfield), Ventura (see Oxnard). These cities use the same weather stations as the city named.

Frost dates for California