Burbank Glendale Pasadena, CA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Burbank Glendale Pasadena's primary NOAA station, BURBANK GLENDALE PASADENA AP.
The climate verdict for Burbank Glendale Pasadena
Dryness leads the climate profile for Burbank Glendale Pasadena, California, with 13.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 65°F. August is the warmest month at 77°F and December the coldest at 55°F.
- 65°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 13.9"
- yearly precipitation total
Burbank Glendale Pasadena: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00023152 · Burbank Glendale Pasadena, CA 65°F mean · 13.9" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-NARROW · COMF-UNK · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 65°F
- RANK-UPPER #6,038
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bienville
- PRCP-DRY 13.9"
- SWING-NARROW 22°F
- COMF-UNK Comfort n/a
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USW00023152
- BOOK-FULL 5/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Bienville, LA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every CA station list.
- Burbank Glendal… (this station) 65°F
- Hot Evergreen, AL 65°F
- Near Bienville, LA 65°F
- Near Diana, TX 65°F
- Near El Cajon, CA 65°F
Climate Living Index · Burbank Glendale Pasadena
Burbank Glendale Pasadena: 80/100 · grade B
Burbank Glendale Pasadena publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Burbank Glendale Pasadena, not an official NOAA rating. Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 0 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 65.2°F · 2.3° from 67.5°F | 92/100 · A |
| Summer moisture balance | 57.3°F mean dew point | 81/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 13.9 in · 21.1 from 35 in | 24/100 · F |
Burbank Glendale Pasadena · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method .
Burbank Glendale Pasadena's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSh
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: hot semi-arid steppe (BSh). Class BSh is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically hot semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSh
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 76.9°F
- Coldest month
- 55.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Burbank Glendale Pasadena sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Burbank Glendale Pasadena's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 12% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Burbank Glendale Pasadena sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 85%
- Burbank Glendale Pasadena's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 96%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Burbank Glendale Pasadena is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
Burbank Glendale Pasadena's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 39 complete annual observations from 1948 to 2025, BURBANK GLENDALE PASADENA AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.31°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Burbank Glendale Pasadena primary station fitted change +0.31 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67°F (19°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.0" | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| February | 67°F (19°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 70°F (21°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.4" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 0.7" | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| May | 76°F (24°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 0.3" | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| June | 80°F (27°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 0.1" | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| July | 87°F (30°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.2 |
| September | 87°F (30°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.1" | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.6" | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| November | 73°F (23°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.7" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| December | 66°F (19°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.0" | 0.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in Burbank Glendale Pasadena: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 44°F near December 13 and 90°F near August 25.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 44°F around December 13.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is February 21, when 23% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 10 at 0%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 33 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 31 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Burbank Glendale Pasadena.
Where Burbank Glendale Pasadena Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 14 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Burbank Glendale Pasadena earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
4.9 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
5.0 days with precipitation
2.8 days with precipitation
1.8 days with precipitation
0.4 days with precipitation
0.2 days with precipitation
0.1 days with precipitation
0.4 days with precipitation
2.4 days with precipitation
3.0 days with precipitation
5.3 days with precipitation
Burbank Glendale Pasadena's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 64% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 1%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows an unusually narrow 21.8°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- February, 4.0"
- Driest month
- August, 0.0"
- Wettest three months
- February, January, March (67% of the year)
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.
When it rains in Burbank Glendale Pasadena, it arrives in quantity
13.9" of precipitation falls across only about 33 wet days here, averaging 0.43 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 33 a year, 9% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.43 inches
- Most wet days
- February, about 6
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 0
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 28
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
December 31
50% probability date
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,400
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,481
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
December
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49% | 4.6 | 67% | 15% |
| February | 56% | 5.0 | 57% | 21% |
| March | 55% | 5.7 | 63% | 17% |
| April | 53% | 6.2 | 64% | 17% |
| May | 65% | 6.1 | 64% | 20% |
| June | 60% | 6.3 | 83% | 8% |
| July | 60% | 6.0 | 84% | 8% |
| August | 52% | 5.2 | 87% | 5% |
| September | 50% | 4.6 | 78% | 11% |
| October | 48% | 4.0 | 76% | 10% |
| November | 44% | 4.1 | 76% | 10% |
| December | 47% | 4.2 | 70% | 14% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside CA closest to Burbank Glendale Pasadena on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (65°F here).
- Bienville, LA 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Evergreen, AL 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Jackson, AL 65°F · 0.0°F off
- Jesup, GA 65°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (13.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Oak City, UT 13.9" · 0.0" off
- Galena, AK 13.9" · 0.0" off
- Gardiner, MT 13.9" · 0.0" off
- College, AK 13.9" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Burbank Glendale Pasadena's limited precipitation lands
mixed demand · dry · low swing
Local precipitation is sparse in this otherwise mixed profile. The station reports 13.9 inches annually, within PlainClimate's dry band. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly distribution matters because the total alone does not reveal the timing.
The calendar stays thermally compact and dry. August and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar, only 21.8°F apart, while the annual precipitation total remains below PlainClimate's dry threshold. The annual average is 65°F. The monthly rows show whether that limited precipitation is spread through the year or concentrated in a shorter interval.
Burbank Glendale Pasadena combines a compact 21.8°F annual temperature range with meaningful demand on both sides of the thermostat: 1,400 heating and 1,481 cooling degree days. The balance matters more here than either annual total in isolation.
A frost-free growing-season length is not available for Burbank Glendale Pasadena. That missing field is kept separate from the observed temperature and precipitation record rather than filled from a regional estimate.
Burbank Glendale Pasadena wettest normal
February
February concentrates the scarce annual total (13.9 inches).
Burbank Glendale Pasadena driest normal
July
July is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Burbank Glendale Pasadena's primary station: BURBANK GLENDALE PASADENA AP (USW00023152). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Burbank Glendale Pasadena; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Burbank Glendale Pasadena comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.