Chowchilla, CA Climate


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The climate in Chowchilla, CA is generally warm and sunny throughout the year. Summers are hot with temperatures reaching up to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters are mild with average daytime highs in the upper 50s and nighttime lows in the upper 30s. Rainfall is very limited, but when it does rain usually it is from October to April with December being the wettest month. The city also receives limited snowfall, usually only a few inches per season due to its low elevation.

Chowchilla, California gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chowchilla averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 271 sunny days per year in Chowchilla. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chowchilla gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 50 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 96 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 37
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chowchilla is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

7.7 Summer - 7.2 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Chowchilla, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateChowchilla, CaliforniaUnited States
  12.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  50.1 days106.2 days
  271 days205 days
  96.4°85.8°
  37.1°21.7°
  8.17
  5.34.3
  239 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Chowchilla with an average high temperature of 96.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Chowchilla, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chowchilla are October, April and May.
In Chowchilla, there are 96.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chowchilla with an average of 36.3°. This is colder than most places in California.
In Chowchilla, there are 22.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in California.
In Chowchilla, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.
Humidity in Chowchilla is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.
January is the wettest month in Chowchilla with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 53% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.4 inches in Chowchilla means that it is drier than most places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Chowchilla with 9.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 50.1 rainy days annually in Chowchilla, which is about average compared to other places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 51% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 2% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Chowchilla, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Chowchilla.
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Over 15 years ago

I was looking over the description of the weather, they are kind of off. It's terribly hot here during the summer we have at least 10 days of 100's which feel's much  More

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I've lived in Chowchilla, CA for about four years. Summer weather is hot; almost never lower than 95F until the end of August. Horribly dry; besides native plants and  More

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Over 18 years ago

There is a small bus that makes routes around  More

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