Burbank, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BURBANK VALLEY PUMP PLT, CA US.

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Burbank has an annual average temperature of 64.5°F with about 16.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 88.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 41.7°F). February is typically the wettest month (4.47 in) and August the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
20.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,260
Cooling need
1,062

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

58 of 366 (15.8%) of Burbank'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
1
1940s
35
1950s
24
1960s
25
1970s
74
1980s
72
1990s
20
2000s
41
2010s
44
2020s
30

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 69.0°F 42.6°F 55.8°F 3.65 in 6
February 68.5°F 44.0°F 56.2°F 4.47 in 7
March 71.0°F 46.9°F 58.9°F 2.79 in 6
April 73.5°F 50.2°F 61.9°F 0.87 in 3
May 75.4°F 54.7°F 65.0°F 0.40 in 2
June 80.1°F 58.7°F 69.4°F 0.10 in 1
July 85.8°F 62.6°F 74.2°F 0.04 in 0
August 88.3°F 62.9°F 75.6°F 0.01 in 0
September 86.8°F 60.6°F 73.7°F 0.13 in 1
October 80.9°F 54.2°F 67.5°F 0.69 in 2
November 74.6°F 46.3°F 60.4°F 0.85 in 3
December 68.0°F 41.7°F 54.8°F 2.50 in 5

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