Madera, CA Climate


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Madera, CA has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall throughout the year. July is usually the hottest month of the year, with temperatures reaching up to 95°F (35°C), while January is usually the coldest month, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Rainfall averages only 17 inches (432 mm) per year, making it one of the drier regions in California. Winters are mild, with temperatures typically ranging from 50–60°F (10–15°C). Spring brings rain showers that help make wildflowers bloom in late March through early May.

Madera, California gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 264 sunny days per year in Madera. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madera gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 48 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 37
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 7.4 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Madera, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMadera, CaliforniaUnited States
  12.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  47.6 days106.2 days
  264 days205 days
  97.3°85.8°
  37.2°21.7°
  8.17
  5.34.3
  272 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 Madera with an average high temperature of 97.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Madera, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Madera are October, April and May.
In Madera, there are 100.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Madera with an average of 36.4°. This is colder than most places in California.
In Madera, there are 20.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in California.
In Madera, 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 Madera 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 Madera with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 52% of yearly precipitation and 2% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.5 inches in Madera means that it is drier than most places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Madera with 8.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 47.6 rainy days annually in Madera, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 50% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 3% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Madera, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Madera.
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