Fresno, CA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fresno has an annual average temperature of 65°F with about 11 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 97.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 39.8°F). January is typically the wettest month (2.16 in) and August the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,022
Cooling need
2,019

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

85 of 366 (23.2%) of Fresno'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.

1940s
23
1950s
39
1960s
38
1970s
35
1980s
47
1990s
29
2000s
40
2010s
60
2020s
55

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 55.4°F 40.6°F 48.0°F 2.16 in 8
February 61.3°F 43.3°F 52.3°F 1.93 in 9
March 67.5°F 47.3°F 57.4°F 1.90 in 7
April 73.7°F 50.9°F 62.3°F 1.04 in 5
May 82.7°F 57.6°F 70.2°F 0.42 in 3
June 91.4°F 63.9°F 77.6°F 0.24 in 1
July 97.7°F 69.3°F 83.5°F 0.03 in 0
August 96.5°F 67.9°F 82.2°F 0.00 in 0
September 90.7°F 63.4°F 77.1°F 0.05 in 1
October 78.7°F 54.6°F 66.7°F 0.56 in 2
November 64.9°F 45.4°F 55.1°F 0.87 in 5
December 55.3°F 39.8°F 47.5°F 1.79 in 7

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