Tehachapi, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TEHACHAPI 4 SE, CA US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tehachapi has an annual average temperature of 54.5°F with about 12.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 86.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 31.0°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.01 in) and August the driest (0.09 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
31.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,215
Cooling need
432

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

160 of 366 (43.7%) of Tehachapi'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
28
2000s
142
2010s
118
2020s
78

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 51.5°F 32.0°F 41.8°F 2.42 in
February 52.6°F 31.3°F 42.0°F 3.01 in
March 56.5°F 34.2°F 45.4°F 2.03 in
April 60.8°F 36.7°F 48.8°F 0.78 in
May 69.3°F 44.0°F 56.6°F 0.39 in
June 79.0°F 52.0°F 65.5°F 0.11 in
July 86.1°F 57.8°F 72.0°F 0.26 in
August 86.2°F 56.5°F 71.3°F 0.09 in
September 80.7°F 50.5°F 65.6°F 0.15 in
October 70.5°F 42.7°F 56.6°F 0.46 in
November 58.5°F 36.5°F 47.5°F 0.92 in
December 50.6°F 31.0°F 40.8°F 2.11 in

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