Mojave, California climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Mojave's normal year runs from 32°F December nights to 97°F July afternoons, with 5.8 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.9°C, December lows of 0°C, July highs of 36°C, 146 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMojave
- Station IDUSC00045756
- Location35.05°N 118.16°W
- Elevation2,735 ft (834 m)
- Population (census place)4,442
On October 23, the normal high in Mojave is 76°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 4%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mojave.
- Jan 58° 33°
- Feb 60° 35°
- Mar 67° 40°
- Apr 72° 45°
- May 81° 53°
- Jun 91° 64°
- Jul 97° 69°
- Aug 97° 67°
- Sep 90° 61°
- Oct 78° 49°
- Nov 66° 39°
- Dec 57° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Mojave each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 97°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in February (1.49 in), the least in June (0.03 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 33°F | 45.3°F | 1.08 | 0.5 | 4 | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| February | 60°F | 35°F | 47.6°F | 1.49 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 67°F | 40°F | 53.4°F | 0.80 | 0.2 | 3 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 45°F | 58.4°F | 0.21 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 81°F | 53°F | 67.0°F | 0.13 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 91°F | 64°F | 77.2°F | 0.03 | 0.0 | <1 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 97°F | 69°F | 83.1°F | 0.18 | 0.0 | <1 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 97°F | 67°F | 82.2°F | 0.17 | 0.0 | <1 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 90°F | 61°F | 75.0°F | 0.10 | 0.0 | <1 | 21 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 49°F | 63.9°F | 0.42 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 39°F | 52.4°F | 0.34 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 4 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 57°F | 32°F | 44.2°F | 0.81 | 0.4 | 3 | <1 | 15 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 49°F | 62.5°F | 5.76 | 1.2 | 20 | 110 | 40 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 0°C | 7.4°C | 27 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 16°C | 2°C | 8.7°C | 38 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 19°C | 5°C | 11.9°C | 20 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 7°C | 14.7°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 12°C | 19.4°C | 3 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 33°C | 18°C | 25.1°C | 1 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 36°C | 21°C | 28.4°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 36°C | 20°C | 27.9°C | 4 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 32°C | 16°C | 23.9°C | 3 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 10°C | 17.7°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 4°C | 11.3°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 14°C | 0°C | 6.8°C | 21 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00045756; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Mojave?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (1).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00045756.
When is the last frost in Mojave?
In Mojave, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 15 in half of years and after April 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 17 in half of years and before October 31 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 151 year in 10 after April 17; 9 in 10 after February 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 171 year in 10 before October 31; 9 in 10 before December 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 241 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 279 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 22 in half of springs and before November 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mojave in zone 8b in ZIP code 93501.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in California · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00045756; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Mojave?
In a normal year in Mojave, 110 days a year reach 90°F (34 of them 100°F or more), 40 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 20 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 110a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 34a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 40a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 20a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00045756.
How sunny is Mojave?
Over a year 90% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Mojave, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (97%) and January the cloudiest (78%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 2.9 |
| February | 79% | 3.8 |
| March | 83% | 5.2 |
| April | 86% | 6.6 |
| May | 91% | 7.7 |
| June | 97% | 8.5 |
| July | 96% | 8.1 |
| August | 97% | 7.5 |
| September | 96% | 6.3 |
| October | 91% | 4.7 |
| November | 86% | 3.4 |
| December | 78% | 2.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Mojave need?
A normal year in Mojave brings 2,902 heating degree days, 46% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,018 cooling degree days, 2.2 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,174 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 609 | 0 |
| February | 486 | 0 |
| March | 362 | 3 |
| April | 218 | 22 |
| May | 79 | 141 |
| June | 9 | 375 |
| July | 0 | 563 |
| August | 0 | 533 |
| September | 8 | 309 |
| October | 106 | 72 |
| November | 379 | 1 |
| December | 646 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,902 | 2,018 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00045756. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Mojave's climate compare?
Mojave is warmer than 129 of the other 218 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 17. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.5°F is warmer than 81%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mojave is BWk: cold desert. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Mojave share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- California City, CA13,174 people · 18 mi E
- Edwards AFB, CA2,566 people · 17 mi SE
- North Edwards, CA1,015 people · 20 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Mojave's climate
What is the coldest month in Mojave?
December, with a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (97°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Mojave?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 0 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Mojave?
February, with 1.49 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.03 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mojave in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mojave in zone 8b in ZIP code 93501.
How late can frost come in Mojave?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 15; in one year in ten it comes after April 17. Waiting until April 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Tehachapi, CA15 miles from this station, 54.5°F a year
- Lancaster, CA22 miles from this station, 62.1°F a year
- Loraine (5 mi NNE), CA27 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- Fairmont, CA28 miles from this station, 62.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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