Lancaster, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LANCASTER WM J FOX FLD, CA US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Annual swing
38.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,760
Cooling need
1,704

Best time to visit Lancaster

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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

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