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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 36°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 2°C at night. Precipitation totals about 286 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 54 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 36°C in July.

About 91 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 2°C in December.

About 23 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 286 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

+0.2 °C 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 (°C)	13	16	20	23	28	32	36	35	32	26	18	13
Avg temp (°C)	8	10	13	16	20	24	27	26	23	18	12	7
Avg low (°C)	3	4	6	8	12	15	18	17	15	10	5	2
Precipitation (mm)	54	53	46	24	12	5	0	0	2	15	26	48

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	13	16	20	23	28	32
Avg temp (°C)	8	10	13	16	20	24
Avg low (°C)	3	4	6	8	12	15
Precipitation (mm)	54	53	46	24	12	5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	36	35	32	26	18	13
Avg temp (°C)	27	26	23	18	12	7
Avg low (°C)	18	17	15	10	5	2
Precipitation (mm)	0	0	2	15	26	48

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 ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.8	6	15	26	24	16	3	0.0	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.8	6	15
Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	26	24	16	3	0.0	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (km/h)	5.2	5.8	6.0	7.4	8.3	9.0	8.3	7.2	6.2	5.7	5.1	5.3

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 (km/h)	5.2	5.8	6.0	7.4	8.3	9.0

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 (km/h)	8.3	7.2	6.2	5.7	5.1	5.3

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.

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