Tehachapi, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TEHACHAPI 4 SE, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Tehachapi
Full guide →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 | — | — |
Climate twins of Tehachapi
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).