Irvine, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TUSTIN IRVINE RCH, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Irvine has an annual average temperature of 64.9°F with about 14.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 87.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 42.8°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.39 in) and August the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
19.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,137
Cooling need
1,083

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Irvine'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
17
1920s
40
1930s
54
1940s
22
1950s
49
1960s
36
1970s
37
1980s
46
1990s
59
2000s
6

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 67.8°F 43.3°F 55.6°F 3.09 in 6
February 69.1°F 44.6°F 56.9°F 3.39 in 7
March 71.7°F 47.8°F 59.8°F 2.11 in 5
April 74.2°F 49.6°F 61.9°F 0.80 in 3
May 76.6°F 54.6°F 65.6°F 0.32 in 2
June 79.6°F 58.2°F 68.9°F 0.09 in 0
July 85.1°F 61.4°F 73.3°F 0.01 in 0
August 87.3°F 63.1°F 75.2°F 0.00 in 0
September 86.8°F 61.1°F 73.9°F 0.18 in 0
October 83.6°F 54.8°F 69.2°F 0.67 in 2
November 75.9°F 47.3°F 61.6°F 1.21 in 3
December 69.9°F 42.8°F 56.3°F 2.25 in 5

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