Alhambra, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAN GABRIEL FIRE DEPT, CA US.

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Alhambra has an annual average temperature of 66°F with about 15.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 87.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 45.3°F). February is typically the wettest month (4.22 in) and August the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
20°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
963
Cooling need
1,317

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

3 of 366 (0.8%) of Alhambra's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1930s
5
1940s
28
1950s
58
1960s
41
1970s
51
1980s
70
1990s
58
2000s
47
2010s
8
2020s
0

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 68.6°F 46.1°F 57.4°F 3.56 in 7
February 68.2°F 47.1°F 57.7°F 4.22 in 7
March 70.9°F 50.5°F 60.7°F 2.53 in 5
April 73.8°F 52.7°F 63.2°F 0.61 in 2
May 75.6°F 57.6°F 66.6°F 0.48 in 2
June 80.8°F 61.5°F 71.2°F 0.13 in 1
July 85.5°F 65.2°F 75.4°F 0.04 in 1
August 87.6°F 65.5°F 76.6°F 0.00 in 0
September 86.7°F 63.6°F 75.1°F 0.13 in 0
October 80.7°F 57.4°F 69.0°F 0.61 in 2
November 74.0°F 50.6°F 62.3°F 0.92 in 3
December 67.8°F 45.3°F 56.6°F 2.44 in 5

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