Average annual temperatures for California (18°C/64°F) are slightly above the average for United States (13°C/55°F).
Average annual rainfall for California (261mm/10 inches) is significantly below the average for United States (1,039mm/41 inches).
July is the hottest or warmest month in California, with an average maximum temperate of 30°C/86°F.
December is the coolest or coldest month in California, with an average minimum temperate of 6°C/43°F.
December is the wettest or most rainy month in California, with an average rainfall of 56mm/2 inches.
August is the driest or least rainy month in California, with an average rainfall of 0mm/0 inches.
Indio is the hottest or warmest place in California, with an average maximum temperate of 23°C/73°F.
San Rafael is the coldest place in California, with an average maximum temperate of 15°C/59°F.
Novato is the most rainy or wettest place in California, with an average annual rainfall of 1,114mm/44 inches.
Palm Desert is the least rainy or driest place in California, with an average annual rainfall of 69mm/3 inches.
| Place | Min Temp | Max Temp | Avg Temp | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Alhambra | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Aliso Viejo | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Anaheim | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Antioch | 10 | 24 | 17 | 400 |
| Arcadia | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Arden-Arcade | 9 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Bakersfield | 13 | 27 | 20 | 150 |
| Baldwin Park | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Bellflower | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| Berkeley | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Boyle Heights | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Brentwood | 10 | 25 | 17 | 347 |
| Buena Park | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Burbank | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Camarillo | 11 | 28 | 19 | 321 |
| Canoga Park | 14 | 22 | 18 | 272 |
| Canyon Country | 11 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Carlsbad | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| Carmichael | 9 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Carson | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| Castro Valley | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Cathedral City | 14 | 32 | 23 | 69 |
| Chico | 10 | 25 | 18 | 478 |
| Chinatown | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Chino | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Chino Hills | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Chula Vista | 15 | 22 | 19 | 244 |
| Citrus Heights | 9 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Clovis | 12 | 26 | 19 | 267 |
| Colton | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Compton | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| Concord | 10 | 24 | 17 | 400 |
| Corona | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Costa Mesa | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Cupertino | 10 | 22 | 16 | 317 |
| Daly City | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Davis | 10 | 25 | 17 | 598 |
| Delano | 13 | 27 | 20 | 150 |
| Diamond Bar | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Downey | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| Dublin | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| East Los Angeles | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Eastvale | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| El Cajon | 13 | 23 | 18 | 264 |
| El Monte | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Elk Grove | 10 | 24 | 17 | 478 |
| Encinitas | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| Escondido | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| Fairfield | 10 | 24 | 17 | 400 |
| Florence-Graham | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Folsom | 9 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Fontana | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Fountain Valley | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Fremont | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Fresno | 12 | 26 | 19 | 267 |
| Fullerton | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Garden Grove | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Gardena | 14 | 22 | 18 | 272 |
| Glendale | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Glendora | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Hacienda Heights | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Hanford | 10 | 26 | 18 | 185 |
| Hawthorne | 14 | 22 | 18 | 272 |
| Hayward | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Hemet | 13 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Hesperia | 12 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Highland | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Hollywood | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Huntington Beach | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| Huntington Park | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Indio | 14 | 32 | 23 | 69 |
| Inglewood | 14 | 22 | 18 | 272 |
| Irvine | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Koreatown | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| La Habra | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| La Mesa | 13 | 23 | 18 | 264 |
| Laguna Niguel | 14 | 24 | 19 | 238 |
| Lake Elsinore | 13 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Lake Forest | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Lakewood | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| Lancaster | 11 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Livermore | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Lodi | 10 | 25 | 17 | 347 |
| Long Beach | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| Lynwood | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Madera | 12 | 26 | 19 | 267 |
| Manteca | 10 | 25 | 17 | 347 |
| Menifee | 13 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Merced | 10 | 25 | 17 | 279 |
| Milpitas | 9 | 24 | 16 | 359 |
| Mira Mesa | 13 | 23 | 18 | 264 |
| Mission Viejo | 14 | 24 | 19 | 238 |
| Modesto | 10 | 25 | 17 | 347 |
| Montebello | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Monterey Park | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Moreno Valley | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Mountain View | 10 | 22 | 16 | 317 |
| Murrieta | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| Napa | 10 | 25 | 17 | 598 |
| National City | 15 | 22 | 19 | 244 |
| Newport Beach | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| North Hills | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| North Hollywood | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Northridge | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Norwalk | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Novato | 9 | 22 | 15 | 1,114 |
| Oakland | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Oceanside | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| Ontario | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Orange | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Oxnard | 12 | 21 | 17 | 267 |
| Palm Desert | 14 | 32 | 23 | 69 |
| Palmdale | 11 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Palo Alto | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Paramount | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| Pasadena | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Perris | 13 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Petaluma | 10 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Pico Rivera | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Pittsburg | 10 | 24 | 17 | 400 |
| Placentia | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Pleasanton | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Pomona | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Porterville | 10 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Poway | 13 | 23 | 18 | 264 |
| Rancho Cordova | 9 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Rancho Penasquitos | 13 | 23 | 18 | 264 |
| Redding | 10 | 25 | 18 | 799 |
| Redlands | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Redondo Beach | 14 | 22 | 18 | 272 |
| Redwood City | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Rialto | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Richmond | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Riverside | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Rocklin | 9 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Rosemead | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Roseville | 9 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Sacramento | 9 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Salinas | 10 | 21 | 15 | 294 |
| San Bernardino | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| San Clemente | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| San Diego | 15 | 22 | 19 | 244 |
| San Francisco | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| San Jose | 10 | 22 | 16 | 317 |
| San Leandro | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| San Marcos | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| San Mateo | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| San Pedro | 14 | 24 | 19 | 268 |
| San Rafael | 11 | 18 | 15 | 543 |
| San Ramon | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Santa Ana | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Santa Barbara | 10 | 21 | 16 | 367 |
| Santa Clara | 10 | 22 | 16 | 317 |
| Santa Clarita | 11 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Santa Cruz | 9 | 21 | 15 | 582 |
| Santa Maria | 9 | 22 | 15 | 286 |
| Santa Monica | 14 | 22 | 18 | 272 |
| Santa Rosa | 10 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Santee | 13 | 23 | 18 | 264 |
| Sherman Oaks | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Simi Valley | 11 | 28 | 19 | 321 |
| South Gate | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| South San Francisco | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| South Whittier | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Stockton | 10 | 25 | 17 | 347 |
| Sunnyvale | 10 | 22 | 16 | 317 |
| Temecula | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| Thousand Oaks | 11 | 28 | 19 | 321 |
| Torrance | 14 | 22 | 18 | 272 |
| Tracy | 10 | 25 | 17 | 347 |
| Tulare | 10 | 27 | 19 | 330 |
| Tustin | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Union City | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Universal City | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Upland | 13 | 27 | 20 | 280 |
| Vacaville | 10 | 25 | 17 | 598 |
| Valencia | 11 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Vallejo | 10 | 24 | 17 | 400 |
| Valley Glen | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Van Nuys | 14 | 24 | 19 | 306 |
| Ventura | 12 | 21 | 17 | 267 |
| Victorville | 11 | 27 | 19 | 112 |
| Visalia | 10 | 27 | 19 | 330 |
| Vista | 11 | 23 | 17 | 279 |
| Walnut Creek | 10 | 20 | 15 | 455 |
| Watsonville | 9 | 21 | 15 | 582 |
| West Covina | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| West Sacramento | 10 | 25 | 17 | 598 |
| Westminster | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Whittier | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Woodland | 10 | 25 | 17 | 598 |
| Woodland Hills | 14 | 22 | 18 | 272 |
| Yorba Linda | 14 | 26 | 20 | 245 |
| Yuba City | 11 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Yucaipa | 12 | 25 | 18 | - |