Sierra Madre, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MT WILSON CBS, CA US.

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sierra Madre has an annual average temperature of 58.4°F with about 32.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 85.1°F), and the coldest is February (average low 36.6°F). February is typically the wettest month (8.26 in) and August the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
28.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,189
Cooling need
807

Best time to visit Sierra Madre

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of Sierra Madre'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
3
1950s
17
1960s
20
1970s
23
1980s
44
1990s
44
2000s
112
2010s
98
2020s
5

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 56.2°F 38.1°F 47.1°F 7.73 in 7
February 54.8°F 36.6°F 45.7°F 8.26 in 9
March 59.2°F 38.8°F 49.0°F 5.11 in 7
April 63.1°F 41.7°F 52.4°F 2.05 in 4
May 69.6°F 48.2°F 58.9°F 1.05 in 3
June 78.5°F 57.5°F 68.0°F 0.21 in 1
July 84.5°F 64.2°F 74.4°F 0.21 in 1
August 85.1°F 63.9°F 74.5°F 0.01 in 0
September 80.9°F 59.0°F 70.0°F 0.32 in 1
October 71.6°F 51.3°F 61.5°F 1.31 in 3
November 62.9°F 43.4°F 53.1°F 1.88 in 4
December 54.6°F 37.4°F 46.0°F 4.03 in 7

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