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Ridgecrest, California climate

BWh Hot desert

Ridgecrest has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 105°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 30°F at night. Precipitation totals about 5 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 1.1 inches while June barely receives 0.07 inches.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 105°F in July.

About 121 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 30°F in December.

About 50 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 5 in of rain a year.

Wettest in February

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

+0.1 °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

Ridgecrest climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	60	65	72	79	88	99	105	103	95	83	69	60
Avg temp (°F)	46	50	57	63	72	81	88	86	78	66	53	45
Avg low (°F)	31	35	42	47	56	64	70	69	61	49	37	30
Precipitation (in)	0.9	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	60	65	72	79	88	99
Avg temp (°F)	46	50	57	63	72	81
Avg low (°F)	31	35	42	47	56	64
Precipitation (in)	0.9	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	105	103	95	83	69	60
Avg temp (°F)	88	86	78	66	53	45
Avg low (°F)	70	69	61	49	37	30
Precipitation (in)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	2	0.8	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.8	1	2
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.1	0.5	3	13	24	25	27	22	7	0.1	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	16	8	2	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	7	16
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.2	—	—	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	2	0.8	0.8	0.1
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.1	0.5	3	13	24
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	16	8	2	0.6	—	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.2	—	—	—	0.0	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.5	0.8	0.7	0.8	1	2
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	25	27	22	7	0.1	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	0.4	7	16
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	44	41	37	30	26	16	19	16	15	23	32	40
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	13	15	18	20	25	23	25	24	22	17	14
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	9	10	9	8	4	6	5	4	6	9	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	6	6	3	3	1	2	1	1	3	4	6
Relative humidity (%)	51	51	47	40	33	23	21	20	24	30	38	48
Wind speed (mph)	5.1	5.6	6.2	7.0	7.4	7.8	7.2	6.6	5.8	5.6	5.2	5.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	44	41	37	30	26	16
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	13	15	18	20	25
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	9	10	9	8	4
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	6	6	3	3	1
Relative humidity (%)	51	51	47	40	33	23
Wind speed (mph)	5.1	5.6	6.2	7.0	7.4	7.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	19	16	15	23	32	40
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	23	25	24	22	17	14
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	6	5	4	6	9	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	1	1	3	4	6
Relative humidity (%)	21	20	24	30	38	48
Wind speed (mph)	7.2	6.6	5.8	5.6	5.2	5.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at China Lake Naf (NOAA GHCN station USW00093104), about 7 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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