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Madera, California climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Madera has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 96°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 36°F at night. Precipitation totals about 11 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 2.1 inches while July barely receives 0.00 inches.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 96°F in July.

About 91 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 36°F in December.

About 23 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 11 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

+0.4 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Madera climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	55	61	67	73	82	90	96	95	89	78	64	55
Avg temp (°F)	46	50	55	60	67	75	80	79	74	64	53	45
Avg low (°F)	38	40	44	47	53	59	64	63	58	49	41	36
Precipitation (in)	2.1	2.1	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	55	61	67	73	82	90
Avg temp (°F)	46	50	55	60	67	75
Avg low (°F)	38	40	44	47	53	59
Precipitation (in)	2.1	2.1	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	96	95	89	78	64	55
Avg temp (°F)	80	79	74	64	53	45
Avg low (°F)	64	63	58	49	41	36
Precipitation (in)	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.9

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	5	3	2	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.5	2	3	5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.8	6	15	26	24	16	3	0.0	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	7	3	0.5	0.1	0.0	—	—	0.0	—	—	3	10

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	5	3	2	0.6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.8	6	15
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	7	3	0.5	0.1	0.0	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.1	0.1	0.5	2	3	5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	26	24	16	3	0.0	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	0.0	—	—	3	10

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	54	49	44	36	27	16	12	11	14	22	37	50
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	10	13	16	20	25	27	28	25	23	15	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	10	9	8	4	3	2	4	5	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	9	9	6	3	2	0.9	0.8	1	3	5	10
Relative humidity (%)	68	70	69	63	52	36	28	28	32	40	55	65
Wind speed (mph)	3.2	3.6	3.8	4.6	5.1	5.6	5.2	4.5	3.8	3.5	3.2	3.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	54	49	44	36	27	16
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	10	13	16	20	25
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	10	10	9	8	4
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	9	9	6	3	2
Relative humidity (%)	68	70	69	63	52	36
Wind speed (mph)	3.2	3.6	3.8	4.6	5.1	5.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	12	11	14	22	37	50
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	27	28	25	23	15	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	3	2	4	5	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	0.9	0.8	1	3	5	10
Relative humidity (%)	28	28	32	40	55	65
Wind speed (mph)	5.2	4.5	3.8	3.5	3.2	3.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Madera (NOAA GHCN station USC00045233), about 2 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

How we build these numbers →