Taft Mosswood, CA Climate


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Taft Mosswood, CA enjoys a sunny and mild climate year-round. Summers are hot and dry, with temperatures averaging in the high 80s during the day and cooling off to the mid-60s at night. Winters are cool and mild, usually not dipping below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is spread out throughout the year with occasional light snowfall in winter months. The area enjoys over 250 sunny days per year, so outdoor activities are plentiful all through the seasons.

Taft Mosswood, California gets 17 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Taft Mosswood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Taft Mosswood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 60 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 17 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Taft Mosswood is 8.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

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

  ClimateTaft Mosswood, CaliforniaUnited States
  16.8 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  59.5 days106.2 days
  261 days205 days
  93.0°85.8°
  38.0°21.7°
  8.27
  54.3
  10 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 Taft Mosswood with an average high temperature of 93.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Taft Mosswood, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Taft Mosswood are October, May and April.
In Taft Mosswood, there are 74.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Taft Mosswood with an average of 37.4°. This is about average compared to other places in California.
In Taft Mosswood, there are 18.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.
In Taft Mosswood, 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 Taft Mosswood 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 July, August and September.
January is the wettest month in Taft Mosswood with 3.2 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 16.8 inches in Taft Mosswood means that it is about average compared to other places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Taft Mosswood with 10.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 59.5 rainy days annually in Taft Mosswood, which is about average compared to other places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 50% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 2% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Taft Mosswood, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Taft Mosswood.
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