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30-year climate normals

Tulare County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

96.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 36.0°F.

Tulare County gets 12.12" of precipitation a year, and 53% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 57.1° 37.0° 2.25"
February 62.7° 39.9° 2.18"
March 69.0° 43.5° 2.00"
April 74.5° 46.8° 1.25"
May 82.6° 52.4° 0.49"
June 90.6° 58.0° 0.10"
July 96.3° 64.4° 0.08"
August 95.6° 62.3° 0.01"
September 90.5° 57.3° 0.07"
October 79.2° 49.1° 0.65"
November 65.9° 41.2° 1.11"
December 57.3° 36.0° 1.93"

Rainfall by month

Tulare County has a distinct wet season. 53% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jan, Feb, Mar.

January 2.25"
February 2.18"
March 2.00"
April 1.25"
May 0.49"
June 0.10"
July 0.08"
August 0.01"
September 0.07"
October 0.65"
November 1.11"
December 1.93"
Annual total 12.12"

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 1,699
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 2,448
Approximate annual cooling cost At 33.25¢/kWh, California average $565
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $285

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 Tulare County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Tulare County?

Tulare County averages a high of 96.3°F in July and a low of 36.0°F in December. Annual precipitation is 12.12 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Tulare County?

The wettest stretch is Jan, Feb, Mar, which accounts for 53% 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 Tulare County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 96.3°F. That drives 1,699 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Tulare County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Tulare County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LINDSAY, CA US (USC00044957), 15.3 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.