Modesto Metro Area, CA Climate

The Modesto, CA Metro Area enjoys a mild climate year round due to its location in the Central Valley of California. Summers in this region are hot and dry, with temperatures typically ranging from the upper 80s to low 100s. Winters are mild and wet with temperatures usually ranging from the mid-50s to low 60s. The area receives around 14 inches of rain annually, most of which comes during the winter months. Modesto is known for its beautiful clear skies and sunshine, with an average of 248 sunny days per year. Overall, it is a comfortable place to live with not too extreme temperatures or weather conditions.

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

Modesto Metro Area 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 Modesto Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Modesto Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 56 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 39
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 the Modesto metro area is 8.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

8 Summer - 7.4 Winter

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

Climate	Modesto, California	United States
	13.4 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	55.8 days	106.2 days
	261 days	205 days
	94.8°	85.8°
	38.8°	21.7°
	8.2	7
	5.1	4.3
	501 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 the Modesto metro area with an average high temperature of 94.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In the Modesto metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Modesto metro area are October, April and May.

In the Modesto metro area, there are 85.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Modesto metro area with an average of 38.4°. This is about average compared to other places in California.

In the Modesto metro area, there are 13.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.

In the Modesto metro area, 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 the Modesto metro area 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 the Modesto metro area with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 55% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.4 inches in the Modesto metro area means that it is drier than most places in California.

January is the rainiest month in the Modesto metro area with 9.9 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 55.8 rainy days annually in the Modesto metro area, 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 the Modesto metro area, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the Modesto metro area.

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