Point Mugu NF, California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Point Mugu NF's normal year runs from 44°F December nights to 74°F August afternoons, with 12.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.7°C, December lows of 7°C, August highs of 23°C, 318 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPoint Mugu NF
- Station IDUSW00093111
- Location34.12°N 119.12°W
- Elevation13 ft (4 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Point Mugu NF is 73°F and the normal low 54°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 7%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Point Mugu NF.
- Jan 66° 46°
- Feb 65° 46°
- Mar 66° 48°
- Apr 67° 48°
- May 68° 52°
- Jun 70° 56°
- Jul 73° 58°
- Aug 74° 58°
- Sep 73° 57°
- Oct 73° 54°
- Nov 71° 48°
- Dec 66° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Point Mugu NF each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 74°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 44°F. The most precipitation falls in February (3.93 in), the least in August (0.01 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66°F | 46°F | 55.9°F | 2.36 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 65°F | 46°F | 55.3°F | 3.93 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| March | 66°F | 48°F | 56.6°F | 2.17 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 48°F | 57.4°F | 0.48 | 2 | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 68°F | 52°F | 59.6°F | 0.38 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 70°F | 56°F | 62.7°F | 0.11 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 73°F | 58°F | 65.6°F | 0.02 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 74°F | 58°F | 66.0°F | 0.01 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 73°F | 57°F | 65.1°F | 0.08 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 54°F | 63.6°F | 0.40 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 71°F | 48°F | 59.4°F | 0.88 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 66°F | 44°F | 55.0°F | 1.71 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 51°F | 60.2°F | 12.53 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 8°C | 13.3°C | 60 mm |
| February | 18°C | 8°C | 12.9°C | 100 mm |
| March | 19°C | 9°C | 13.7°C | 55 mm |
| April | 19°C | 9°C | 14.1°C | 12 mm |
| May | 20°C | 11°C | 15.3°C | 10 mm |
| June | 21°C | 13°C | 17.1°C | 3 mm |
| July | 23°C | 15°C | 18.7°C | 1 mm |
| August | 23°C | 15°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm |
| September | 23°C | 14°C | 18.4°C | 2 mm |
| October | 23°C | 12°C | 17.6°C | 10 mm |
| November | 21°C | 9°C | 15.2°C | 22 mm |
| December | 19°C | 7°C | 12.8°C | 43 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093111; 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.
Which months are mildest at Point Mugu NF?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (0).
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 USW00093111.
When is the last frost at Point Mugu NF?
A night at 32°F or colder comes in only 25% of years in Point Mugu NF (NOAA). NOAA's median date of the last spring frost is December 29 and of the first autumn frost December 24.
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 365 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Point Mugu NF in zone 10b in ZIP code 93033, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 10a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 32°F (17 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 USW00093111; 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 at Point Mugu NF?
In a normal year in Point Mugu NF, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 1 night falls to 32°F or colder and 33 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1a 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
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1946) is 101°F, on October 21, 1965; the lowest is 0°F, on December 1, 2006.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1978, with 29.53 in; the snowiest season is 1948–49, with 3.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00093111; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00093111. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Point Mugu NF?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Point Mugu NF, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Point Mugu NF record?
A normal year at Point Mugu NF brings 1,983 heating degree days, 63% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 236 cooling degree days, 74% fewer than the median (908). One month needs 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,754 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 292 | 10 |
| February | 277 | 5 |
| March | 264 | 3 |
| April | 230 | 3 |
| May | 168 | 3 |
| June | 81 | 12 |
| July | 26 | 45 |
| August | 28 | 59 |
| September | 40 | 42 |
| October | 78 | 36 |
| November | 185 | 16 |
| December | 314 | 4 |
| Year (annual) | 1,983 | 236 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093111. 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 Point Mugu NF's climate compare?
Point Mugu NF is warmer than 99 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 70. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.2°F is warmer than 75%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Point Mugu NF is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. 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.
Questions about Point Mugu NF's climate
What is the coldest month at Point Mugu NF?
December, with a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 44°F. The warmest is August (74°F by day, 58°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Point Mugu NF?
February, with 3.93 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.01 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Point Mugu NF in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Point Mugu NF in zone 10b in ZIP code 93033, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 32°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 10a.
Nearby and next
- California climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Camarillo, CA7 miles from this station, 62.5°F a year
- Oxnard, CA8 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Ojai, CA24 miles from this station, 60.1°F a year
- Woodland Hills Pierce College, CA31 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
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