Madera, CA

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Madera has an annual average temperature of 63.3°F with about 10.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 97.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 37.6°F). January is typically the wettest month (2.08 in) and August the driest (0.00 in).

Annual swing
33.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,181
Cooling need
1,563

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

188 of 366 (51.4%) of Madera'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
7
2000s
104
2010s
140
2020s
115

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 56.9°F 38.6°F 47.8°F 2.08 in 10
February 62.6°F 40.8°F 51.7°F 1.99 in 11
March 68.5°F 43.7°F 56.1°F 1.98 in 9
April 75.0°F 46.4°F 60.7°F 0.89 in 5
May 83.9°F 52.3°F 68.1°F 0.47 in 2
June 92.2°F 57.9°F 75.0°F 0.16 in 1
July 97.7°F 62.6°F 80.2°F 0.01 in 0
August 96.7°F 61.3°F 79.0°F 0.00 in 0
September 91.7°F 57.8°F 74.8°F 0.03 in 1
October 80.1°F 49.8°F 65.0°F 0.44 in 3
November 66.4°F 41.8°F 54.1°F 0.92 in 7
December 56.3°F 37.6°F 46.9°F 1.82 in 10

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