Livingston, CA Climate

Livingston, CA has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and mild, wet winters. Average daily high temperatures range from the upper 70s in winter to the mid-90s in summer and average lows hover around 40°F in winter and 60°F in summer. Rainfall is heaviest during the months of November through February, when showers occur every few days on average. The rest of the year tends to be much drier with very little rainfall.

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

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

On average, there are 268 sunny days per year in Livingston. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Livingston gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 55 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
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 Livingston is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

8 Summer - 7.2 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Livingston, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Livingston, California	United States
	12.0 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	54.7 days	106.2 days
	268 days	205 days
	94.3°	85.8°
	37.7°	21.7°
	8.1	7
	5.3	4.3
	131 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 Livingston with an average high temperature of 94.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Livingston, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Livingston are October, May and April.

In Livingston, there are 81.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Livingston with an average of 36.5°. This is colder than most places in California.

In Livingston, there are 21.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in California.

In Livingston, 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 Livingston 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 Livingston with 2.5 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 12.0 inches in Livingston means that it is drier than most places in California.

January is the rainiest month in Livingston with 10.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 54.7 rainy days annually in Livingston, which is about average compared to other places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 52% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 2% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Livingston, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Livingston.