Delano, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DELANO, CA US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Delano has an annual average temperature of 64.3°F with about 7.5 inches of precipitation per year and 0.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 97.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 36.7°F). January is typically the wettest month (1.40 in) and August the driest (0.00 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,121
Cooling need
1,860

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

231 of 366 (63.1%) of Delano'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.

1900s
0
1910s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
0
2010s
289
2020s
77

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 56.0°F 37.7°F 46.9°F 1.40 in 0.2 in 7
February 62.8°F 40.9°F 51.9°F 1.32 in 6
March 69.2°F 44.8°F 57.0°F 1.39 in 6
April 75.0°F 49.1°F 62.1°F 0.62 in 3
May 83.1°F 55.5°F 69.3°F 0.38 in 1
June 92.2°F 61.8°F 77.0°F 0.09 in 0
July 97.3°F 67.6°F 82.5°F 0.04 in 0
August 96.5°F 65.5°F 81.0°F 0.00 in 0
September 90.7°F 61.6°F 76.1°F 0.04 in 1
October 79.6°F 52.6°F 66.1°F 0.37 in 2
November 66.3°F 42.5°F 54.4°F 0.67 in 4
December 57.2°F 36.7°F 47.0°F 1.19 in 6

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