Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW), California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)'s normal year runs from 41°F December nights to 115°F July afternoons, with 1.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 25.0°C, December lows of 5°C, July highs of 46°C, 50 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationStovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)
- Station IDUSW00053139
- Location36.60°N 117.14°W
- Elevation84 ft (26 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) is 85°F and the normal low 61°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 3%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW).
- Jan 65° 42°
- Feb 71° 49°
- Mar 79° 57°
- Apr 88° 64°
- May 98° 73°
- Jun 109° 83°
- Jul 115° 90°
- Aug 113° 87°
- Sep 105° 79°
- Oct 89° 65°
- Nov 74° 51°
- Dec 63° 41°
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 Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 115°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 41°F. The most precipitation falls in February (0.55 in), the least in June (0.04 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65°F | 42°F | 53.6°F | 0.23 | 3 | <1 | 1 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 71°F | 49°F | 59.7°F | 0.55 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 79°F | 57°F | 68.1°F | 0.21 | 3 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 88°F | 64°F | 76.1°F | 0.11 | 2 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 98°F | 73°F | 85.8°F | 0.10 | 3 | 26 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 109°F | 83°F | 95.7°F | 0.04 | 1 | 30 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 115°F | 90°F | 102.3°F | 0.23 | 2 | 31 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 113°F | 87°F | 100.1°F | 0.12 | 1 | 31 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 105°F | 79°F | 91.8°F | 0.04 | 1 | 29 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 89°F | 65°F | 76.9°F | 0.09 | 1 | 15 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 74°F | 51°F | 62.1°F | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 63°F | 41°F | 51.8°F | 0.14 | 2 | <1 | 2 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 89°F | 65°F | 77.0°F | 1.95 | 23 | 179 | 3 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 6°C | 12.0°C | 6 mm |
| February | 21°C | 9°C | 15.4°C | 14 mm |
| March | 26°C | 14°C | 20.1°C | 5 mm |
| April | 31°C | 18°C | 24.5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 37°C | 23°C | 29.9°C | 3 mm |
| June | 43°C | 28°C | 35.4°C | 1 mm |
| July | 46°C | 32°C | 39.1°C | 6 mm |
| August | 45°C | 31°C | 37.8°C | 3 mm |
| September | 40°C | 26°C | 33.2°C | 1 mm |
| October | 32°C | 18°C | 24.9°C | 2 mm |
| November | 23°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 2 mm |
| December | 17°C | 5°C | 11.0°C | 4 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053139; 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 Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in January, February, March and November. Of those, November 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 USW00053139.
When is the last frost at Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)?
In Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 4 in half of years and after January 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 22 in half of years and before December 6 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 75% of years here (NOAA).
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 41 year in 10 after January 23; 9 in 10 after December 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 221 year in 10 before December 6; 9 in 10 before January 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 352 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after December 31 in half of springs and before December 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) in zone 9a in ZIP code 92328, 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 31°F (16 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 USW00053139; 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 Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)?
In a normal year in Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW), 179 days a year reach 90°F (133 of them 100°F or more), 3 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 23 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 179a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 133a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 23a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00053139.
How sunny is it at Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)?
Over a year 91% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW), 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.0 |
| February | 83% | 4.0 |
| March | 87% | 5.5 |
| April | 90% | 6.9 |
| May | 92% | 7.9 |
| June | 96% | 8.6 |
| July | 93% | 8.0 |
| August | 95% | 7.5 |
| September | 95% | 6.3 |
| October | 92% | 4.8 |
| November | 88% | 3.4 |
| December | 82% | 2.7 |
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 Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) record?
A normal year at Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) brings 1,119 heating degree days, 79% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 5,533 cooling degree days, 6.1 times the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 9,958 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 354 | 1 |
| February | 166 | 18 |
| March | 44 | 138 |
| April | 5 | 338 |
| May | 0 | 646 |
| June | 0 | 919 |
| July | 0 | 1,158 |
| August | 0 | 1,090 |
| September | 0 | 802 |
| October | 5 | 374 |
| November | 136 | 49 |
| December | 409 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 1,119 | 5,533 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053139. 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.
Have recent years at Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 78.8°F, 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 77.0°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 78.5°F | +1.5°F | 1.50 |
| 2023 | 76.6°F | −0.4°F | 4.74 |
| 2024 | 78.7°F | +1.7°F | 2.14 |
| 2025 | 78.8°F | +1.8°F | 3.55 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00053139. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)'s climate compare?
Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) is warmer than 219 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 0. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 77.0°F is warmer than 100%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) is BWh: hot 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.
Questions about Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)?
December, with a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 41°F. The warmest is July (115°F by day, 90°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)?
February, with 0.55 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.04 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) in zone 9a in ZIP code 92328, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 31°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 10a.
How late can frost come at Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 4; in one year in ten it comes after January 23. Waiting until January 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
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