New Cuyama, California climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
New Cuyama's normal year runs from 32°F December nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 7.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.2°C, December lows of 0°C, July highs of 35°C, 187 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNew Cuyama Fire Station
- Station IDUSC00046154
- Location34.95°N 119.68°W
- Elevation2,160 ft (658 m)
- Population (census place)542
On October 14, the normal high in New Cuyama is 79°F and the normal low 44°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 New Cuyama.
- Jan 61° 33°
- Feb 62° 34°
- Mar 66° 37°
- Apr 71° 40°
- May 80° 45°
- Jun 88° 51°
- Jul 95° 57°
- Aug 94° 56°
- Sep 89° 52°
- Oct 78° 43°
- Nov 68° 36°
- Dec 61° 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 New Cuyama each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in February (1.62 in), the least in August (0.01 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61°F | 33°F | 47.1°F | 1.49 | 6 | <1 | 14 | 10 h |
| February | 62°F | 34°F | 48.1°F | 1.62 | 7 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 66°F | 37°F | 51.2°F | 1.49 | 5 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 40°F | 55.2°F | 0.48 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 45°F | 62.4°F | 0.28 | 2 | 5 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 51°F | 69.8°F | 0.03 | <1 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 95°F | 57°F | 75.6°F | 0.10 | <1 | 27 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 94°F | 56°F | 74.5°F | 0.01 | <1 | 25 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 89°F | 52°F | 70.2°F | 0.08 | 1 | 17 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 43°F | 60.9°F | 0.22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 68°F | 36°F | 51.8°F | 0.46 | 3 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 61°F | 32°F | 46.4°F | 1.10 | 5 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 43°F | 59.4°F | 7.36 | 33 | 96 | 60 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°C | 1°C | 8.4°C | 38 mm |
| February | 17°C | 1°C | 8.9°C | 41 mm |
| March | 19°C | 3°C | 10.7°C | 38 mm |
| April | 22°C | 4°C | 12.9°C | 12 mm |
| May | 26°C | 7°C | 16.9°C | 7 mm |
| June | 31°C | 11°C | 21.0°C | 1 mm |
| July | 35°C | 14°C | 24.2°C | 3 mm |
| August | 34°C | 13°C | 23.6°C | 0 mm |
| September | 32°C | 11°C | 21.2°C | 2 mm |
| October | 26°C | 6°C | 16.1°C | 6 mm |
| November | 20°C | 2°C | 11.0°C | 12 mm |
| December | 16°C | 0°C | 8.0°C | 28 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Taft (20 miles away), gets 0 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046154; 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 New Cuyama?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00046154.
When is the last frost in New Cuyama?
In New Cuyama, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 15 in half of years and after May 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 in half of years and before October 18 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
- April 151 year in 10 after May 3; 9 in 10 after March 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 201 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 242 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 17 in half of springs and before November 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Cuyama in zone 9a in ZIP code 93254, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, New Cuyama's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 20°F (28 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in California · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00046154; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 New Cuyama?
In a normal year in New Cuyama, 96 days a year reach 90°F (13 of them 100°F or more), 60 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 33 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 96a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 60a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 33a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00046154.
How sunny is New Cuyama?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around New Cuyama, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (93%) and February the cloudiest (81%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 3.1 |
| February | 81% | 4.0 |
| March | 83% | 5.2 |
| April | 87% | 6.6 |
| May | 88% | 7.5 |
| June | 89% | 7.9 |
| July | 91% | 7.7 |
| August | 93% | 7.2 |
| September | 92% | 6.1 |
| October | 89% | 4.6 |
| November | 87% | 3.5 |
| December | 82% | 2.8 |
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 New Cuyama need?
A normal year in New Cuyama brings 3,082 heating degree days, 43% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,081 cooling degree days, 19% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,977 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 553 | 0 |
| February | 475 | 0 |
| March | 427 | 0 |
| April | 301 | 7 |
| May | 136 | 56 |
| June | 29 | 174 |
| July | 1 | 331 |
| August | 2 | 296 |
| September | 23 | 179 |
| October | 164 | 37 |
| November | 396 | 1 |
| December | 577 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,082 | 1,081 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00046154. 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.
Has New Cuyama been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 61.8°F, 2.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.4°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.5°F | +2.1°F | 5.28 |
| 2022 | 61.3°F | +1.9°F | 4.49 |
| 2023 | 59.0°F | −0.4°F | 9.02 |
| 2024 | 61.5°F | +2.1°F | 7.98 |
| 2025 | 61.8°F | +2.4°F | 10.37 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00046154. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does New Cuyama's climate compare?
New Cuyama is warmer than 82 of the other 218 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 28. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.4°F is warmer than 73%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, New Cuyama is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 New Cuyama share this climate record?
Cuyama has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Cuyama, CA27 people · 4 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 New Cuyama's climate
What is the coldest month in New Cuyama?
December, with a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in New Cuyama?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for New Cuyama's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Taft (20 miles away), records 0 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in New Cuyama?
February, with 1.62 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.01 in.
What plant hardiness zone is New Cuyama in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts New Cuyama in zone 9a in ZIP code 93254, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at New Cuyama's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 20°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in New Cuyama?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 3. Waiting until May 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Taft, CA20 miles from this station, 65.7°F a year
- Gibraltar Dam #2, CA29 miles from this station, 61.4°F a year
- Cachuma Lake, CA30 miles from this station, 60.1°F a year
- Buttonwillow, CA34 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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