Lancaster, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LANCASTER WM J FOX FLD, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lancaster has an annual average temperature of 62.1°F with about 6.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 97.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 29.7°F). February is typically the wettest month (1.76 in) and August the driest (0.01 in).
Best time to visit Lancaster
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →131 of 366 (35.8%) of Lancaster'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.
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 45 | |
| 1990s | 28 | |
| 2000s | 101 | |
| 2010s | 84 | |
| 2020s | 86 |
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 | 58.7°F | 31.3°F | 45.0°F | 1.46 in | — | 5 |
| February | 61.5°F | 34.5°F | 48.0°F | 1.76 in | — | 5 |
| March | 67.2°F | 39.8°F | 53.5°F | 0.96 in | — | 4 |
| April | 72.9°F | 44.9°F | 58.9°F | 0.39 in | — | 2 |
| May | 81.6°F | 53.4°F | 67.5°F | 0.10 in | — | 1 |
| June | 91.3°F | 61.5°F | 76.4°F | 0.05 in | — | 0 |
| July | 97.6°F | 67.2°F | 82.4°F | 0.14 in | — | 1 |
| August | 97.8°F | 64.7°F | 81.3°F | 0.01 in | — | 0 |
| September | 91.4°F | 56.9°F | 74.2°F | 0.12 in | — | 1 |
| October | 80.0°F | 45.8°F | 62.9°F | 0.34 in | — | 2 |
| November | 67.0°F | 35.0°F | 51.0°F | 0.37 in | — | 2 |
| December | 57.7°F | 29.7°F | 43.7°F | 1.11 in | — | 4 |
Climate twins of Lancaster
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