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30-year climate normals

Inyo County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

114.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 41.0°F.

Inyo County gets 1.95" of precipitation a year, and 51% of it falls in Jan, Feb, Mar.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

60° 80° 100° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 65.0° 42.2° 0.23"
February 70.6° 48.8° 0.55"
March 79.3° 56.8° 0.21"
April 88.1° 64.1° 0.11"
May 98.4° 73.3° 0.10"
June 108.6° 82.7° 0.04"
July 114.9° 89.8° 0.23"
August 113.0° 87.3° 0.12"
September 104.5° 79.0° 0.04"
October 89.1° 64.7° 0.09"
November 73.6° 50.6° 0.09"
December 62.6° 41.0° 0.14"

Rainfall by month

Inyo County has a distinct wet season. 51% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jan, Feb, Mar.

January 0.23"
February 0.55"
March 0.21"
April 0.11"
May 0.10"
June 0.04"
July 0.23"
August 0.12"
September 0.04"
October 0.09"
November 0.09"
December 0.14"
Annual total 1.95"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 5,533
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 1,119
Approximate annual cooling cost At 33.25¢/kWh, California average $1,840
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $130

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Inyo County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Inyo County?

Inyo County averages a high of 114.9°F in July and a low of 41.0°F in December. Annual precipitation is 1.95 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Inyo County?

The wettest stretch is Jan, Feb, Mar, which accounts for 51% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Inyo County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 114.9°F. That drives 5,533 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Inyo County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Inyo County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station STOVEPIPE WELLS 1 SW, CA US (USW00053139), 14.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, California residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.