South Pasadena, CA

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

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South Pasadena has an annual average temperature of 66°F with about 20.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 91.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 44.7°F). February is typically the wettest month (5.16 in) and August the driest (0.03 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
21.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,005
Cooling need
1,353

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

63 of 366 (17.2%) of South Pasadena'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.

1890s
0
1900s
5
1910s
37
1920s
20
1930s
26
1940s
19
1950s
26
1960s
24
1970s
33
1980s
33
1990s
38
2000s
28
2010s
45
2020s
32

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 68.1°F 45.5°F 56.8°F 4.51 in 7
February 69.3°F 46.1°F 57.7°F 5.16 in 8
March 72.6°F 48.4°F 60.5°F 3.03 in 6
April 76.2°F 50.6°F 63.4°F 1.11 in 3
May 78.3°F 53.9°F 66.1°F 0.48 in 3
June 83.7°F 57.8°F 70.7°F 0.21 in 2
July 89.1°F 62.0°F 75.6°F 0.06 in 1
August 91.3°F 63.2°F 77.2°F 0.03 in 0
September 89.9°F 61.6°F 75.8°F 0.22 in 1
October 83.0°F 56.3°F 69.7°F 0.84 in 3
November 74.7°F 49.6°F 62.1°F 1.10 in 3
December 67.2°F 44.7°F 56.0°F 3.33 in 6

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