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Menifee, CA climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 1,483 ft elevation

Summers in Menifee are hot; winters are cool. Highs peak at 97°F in August and fall to 65°F in December. The wettest month is February (about 6 wet days) and the driest is June (about 0). Snow is rare. The most comfortable time to visit is March and April.

Warmest month
97°F
August normal high
Coldest month
39°F
December normal low
Wet days a year
32
11.7 in of precipitation
Muggy days a year
2
dew point 65°F or higher

How warm is Menifee?

Normal highs range from 65°F in December to 97°F in August.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 40°F (4°C) February: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 42°F (6°C) March: normal high 70°F (21°C), low 45°F (7°C) April: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 48°F (9°C) May: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 53°F (12°C) June: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 58°F (14°C) July: normal high 95°F (35°C), low 64°F (18°C) August: normal high 97°F (36°C), low 64°F (18°C) 97° 64° September: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 61°F (16°C) October: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 53°F (12°C) November: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 44°F (7°C) December: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 39°F (4°C) 65° 39° JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Menifee?

February has the most wet days (about 6); the year brings about 12 in of precipitation.

January: 6 wet days February: 6 wet days 6 March: 5 wet days April: 3 wet days May: 1 wet days June: 0 wet days 0 July: 1 wet days August: 1 wet days September: 1 wet days October: 2 wet days November: 3 wet days December: 5 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How humid is Menifee?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 1 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 0 muggy days June: 0 muggy days July: 1 muggy days 1 August: 0 muggy days September: 1 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at March Air Reserve Base, 13 mi NNW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 10.0 hours in December to 14.4 hours in June.

January: 10.2 hours of daylight February: 11.0 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.0 hours of daylight May: 13.9 hours of daylight June: 14.4 hours of daylight 14.4 July: 14.1 hours of daylight August: 13.4 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.3 hours of daylight November: 10.4 hours of daylight December: 9.9 hours of daylight 9.9 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Menifee, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysMuggy daysDaylight
January 66°F40°F 3.0 in6 0 10.2 h
February 66°F42°F 2.9 in6 0 11.0 h
March 70°F45°F 1.5 in5 0 12.0 h
April 74°F48°F 0.5 in3 0 13.0 h
May 80°F53°F 0.2 in1 0 13.9 h
June 89°F58°F 0.07 in0 0 14.4 h
July 95°F64°F 0.2 in1 1 14.1 h
August 97°F64°F 0.06 in1 0 13.4 h
September 92°F61°F 0.2 in1 1 12.4 h
October 82°F53°F 0.5 in2 0 11.3 h
November 73°F44°F 0.6 in3 0 10.4 h
December 65°F39°F 2.0 in5 0 9.9 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Menifee

By our comfort score, the best months are March and April.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 661640
Feb 641340
Mar 701631
Apr 711524
May 661118
Jun 535017
Jul 400027
Aug 370029
Sep 422022
Oct 5610110
Nov 671521
Dec 651640

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Menifee

The last spring frost typically comes around Jan 31, and the first fall frost around Dec 10, leaving 315 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Menifee
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Jan 31after Feb 28
First fall frost (32°F)Dec 10before Nov 22
Last hard freeze (28°F)Jan 3after Jan 29
First hard freeze (28°F)Dec 21before Dec 2
Frost-free season315 daysunder 274 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: San Jacinto (USC00047813), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in California.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 115°F (July 27, 1995); the lowest was 20°F (January 14, 2007, and 1 other day).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, snowfall, snow depth and frost dates: San Jacinto (USC00047813), 11 mi ENE of the city center, 1,525 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Rain: Elsinore (USC00042805), 12 mi WSW of the city center, 1,268 ft (215 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: March AFB (USW00023119), 13 mi NNW of the city center, 1,516 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: March Air Reserve Base (722860-23119), 13 mi NNW of the city center, 1,536 ft (53 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error