Sonora, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SONORA, CA US.

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sonora has an annual average temperature of 57.7°F with about 32.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 32.4°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.32 in) and July the driest (0.03 in).

Annual swing
31°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,390
Cooling need
759

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

35 of 366 (9.6%) of Sonora'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
6
1910s
11
1920s
10
1930s
26
1940s
48
1950s
50
1960s
62
1970s
30
1980s
36
1990s
27
2000s
15
2010s
20
2020s
25

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 55.7°F 32.8°F 44.3°F 6.32 in 10
February 58.2°F 34.2°F 46.2°F 5.50 in 10
March 62.1°F 37.0°F 49.5°F 5.37 in 10
April 66.7°F 39.7°F 53.2°F 3.03 in 6
May 75.6°F 45.5°F 60.6°F 1.54 in 4
June 85.3°F 50.8°F 68.0°F 0.34 in 1
July 92.8°F 56.8°F 74.8°F 0.03 in 0
August 91.9°F 55.5°F 73.7°F 0.07 in 1
September 86.7°F 50.8°F 68.8°F 0.20 in 1
October 76.2°F 43.0°F 59.6°F 1.64 in 4
November 63.2°F 36.4°F 49.8°F 3.24 in 7
December 55.1°F 32.4°F 43.8°F 5.51 in 10

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