Richvale, CA Climate


Reviews



BestPlaces offers the best, most comprehensive city reports,
with insight into cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
Richvale, California has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 85 degrees Fahrenheit and during the winter months it averages around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. During the summer months, temperatures can get much hotter than that with some days reaching over 100 degrees. The winter months typically bring plenty of rain and occasional snowfall. Richvale's climate is generally mild with very little precipitation making it ideal for growing crops throughout the year.

Richvale, California gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 245 sunny days per year in Richvale. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richvale gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 95 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 7 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Richvale, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRichvale, CaliforniaUnited States
    Unlock38.1 in.
  0.1 in.  Unlock
    Unlock106.2 days
  245 days  Unlock
  94.9°85.8°
    Unlock21.7°
  8.1  Unlock
    Unlock4.3
  108 ft.  Unlock
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 Richvale with an average high temperature of 94.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Richvale, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Richvale are October, May and April.
In Richvale, there are 84.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Richvale with an average of 37.5°. This is about average compared to other places in California.
In Richvale, there are 17.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.
In Richvale, 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 Richvale 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 June.
January is the wettest month in Richvale with 6.4 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 34.4 inches in Richvale means that it is wetter than most places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Richvale with 11.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 69.0 rainy days annually in Richvale, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 47% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 3% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Richvale means that it is snowier than most places in California. December is the snowiest month in Richvale with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare Richvale,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Richvale, California to any other city in the US.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.