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Visalia, California climate

BSk Cold semi-arid

Visalia has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 94°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 38°F at night. Precipitation totals about 10 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 2.0 inches while July barely receives 0.00 inches.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 94°F in July.

About 87 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 38°F in December.

About 8 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 10 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

−0.0 °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

Visalia climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	55	61	67	73	81	89	94	93	88	78	64	55
Avg temp (°F)	47	51	56	61	68	75	80	79	74	65	54	47
Avg low (°F)	38	42	45	49	55	62	67	65	60	52	43	38
Precipitation (in)	2.0	1.6	1.8	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.8
Snowfall (in)	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	55	61	67	73	81	89
Avg temp (°F)	47	51	56	61	68	75
Avg low (°F)	38	42	45	49	55	62
Precipitation (in)	2.0	1.6	1.8	1.0	0.4	0.1
Snowfall (in)	0.1	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	94	93	88	78	64	55
Avg temp (°F)	80	79	74	65	54	47
Avg low (°F)	67	65	60	52	43	38
Precipitation (in)	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	1.0	1.8
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	7	4	2	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.4	2	3	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.6	5	15	24	24	15	3	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	3	0.6	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	4
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	7	4	2	0.6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.6	5	15
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	3	0.6	0.1	—	—	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.0	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.0	0.1	0.4	2	3	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	24	24	15	3	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.5	4
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	60	52	46	38	30	19	16	13	16	26	43	56
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	9	12	14	19	24	26	27	24	21	12	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	9	10	10	8	5	4	3	4	7	12	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	10	9	6	4	2	1	0.9	2	3	7	11
Relative humidity (%)	63	66	65	59	48	32	25	24	28	37	49	58
Wind speed (mph)	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.7	4.0	4.2	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.0	3.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	60	52	46	38	30	19
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	9	12	14	19	24
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	9	10	10	8	5
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	10	9	6	4	2
Relative humidity (%)	63	66	65	59	48	32
Wind speed (mph)	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.7	4.0	4.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	16	13	16	26	43	56
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	26	27	24	21	12	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	4	3	4	7	12	13
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	1	0.9	2	3	7	11
Relative humidity (%)	25	24	28	37	49	58
Wind speed (mph)	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.0	3.1

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Visalia (NOAA GHCN station USC00049367), inside the city.

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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