Fontana, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ONTARIO INTL AP, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fontana has an annual average temperature of 66.8°F with about 11.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 94.9°F), and the coldest is December (average low 43.6°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.07 in) and June the driest (0.02 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
24.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,083
Cooling need
1,728

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

170 of 366 (46.4%) of Fontana'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.

1990s
22
2000s
110
2010s
150
2020s
84

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 67.7°F 44.6°F 56.1°F 2.57 in 5
February 68.1°F 46.2°F 57.1°F 3.07 in 6
March 71.7°F 48.7°F 60.2°F 1.64 in 5
April 75.7°F 51.1°F 63.4°F 0.76 in 4
May 79.8°F 55.6°F 67.7°F 0.30 in 2
June 86.4°F 60.0°F 73.2°F 0.02 in 0
July 93.8°F 64.7°F 79.2°F 0.05 in 1
August 94.9°F 65.2°F 80.1°F 0.03 in 0
September 91.3°F 63.8°F 77.6°F 0.10 in 1
October 82.6°F 57.1°F 69.8°F 0.41 in 2
November 74.7°F 49.0°F 61.9°F 0.80 in 4
December 66.9°F 43.6°F 55.2°F 1.89 in 6

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