30-year climate normals

Madera County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

97.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 37.6°F.

Madera County gets 10.79" of precipitation a year, and 56% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	56.9°	38.6°	2.08"
February	62.6°	40.8°	1.99"
March	68.5°	43.7°	1.98"
April	75.0°	46.4°	0.89"
May	83.9°	52.3°	0.47"
June	92.2°	57.9°	0.16"
July	97.7°	62.6°	0.01"
August	96.7°	61.3°	0.00"
September	91.7°	57.8°	0.03"
October	80.1°	49.8°	0.44"
November	66.4°	41.8°	0.92"
December	56.3°	37.6°	1.82"

Rainfall by month

Madera County has a distinct wet season. 56% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jan, Feb, Mar.

January 2.08"

February 1.99"

March 1.98"

April 0.89"

May 0.47"

June 0.16"

July 0.01"

August 0.00"

September 0.03"

October 0.44"

November 0.92"

December 1.82"

Annual total 10.79"

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 1,749

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,356

Approximate annual cooling cost At 33.25¢/kWh, California average $582

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $274

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 Madera County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Madera County?

Madera County averages a high of 97.7°F in July and a low of 37.6°F in December. Annual precipitation is 10.79 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Madera County?

The wettest stretch is Jan, Feb, Mar, which accounts for 56% 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 Madera County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 97.7°F. That drives 1,749 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Madera County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Madera County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MADERA MUNI AP, CA US (USW00093242), 25.1 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.