Yucca Valley, California climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Yucca Valley's normal year runs from 34°F December nights to 96°F August afternoons, with 6.3 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.2°C, December lows of 1°C, August highs of 35°C, 159 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationYucca Valley
- Station IDUSC00049888
- Location34.13°N 116.39°W
- Elevation3,249 ft (990 m)
- Population21,858
On October 23, the normal high in Yucca Valley is 77°F and the normal low 48°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 Yucca Valley.
- Jan 58° 38°
- Feb 61° 39°
- Mar 67° 40°
- Apr 73° 47°
- May 82° 52°
- Jun 91° 59°
- Jul 96° 66°
- Aug 96° 68°
- Sep 89° 60°
- Oct 80° 50°
- Nov 66° 41°
- Dec 58° 34°
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 Yucca Valley each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 34°F. The most precipitation falls in January (1.41 in), the least in June (0.00 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 38°F | 47.8°F | 1.41 | 0.0 | 4 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 61°F | 39°F | 49.7°F | 1.22 | 0.7 | 3 | <1 | 7 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 40°F | 53.5°F | 0.78 | 0.0 | 3 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 47°F | 59.9°F | 0.25 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 82°F | 52°F | 67.1°F | 0.06 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 91°F | 59°F | 75.2°F | 0.00 | 0.0 | <1 | 22 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 96°F | 66°F | 81.0°F | 0.46 | 0.0 | 3 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 96°F | 68°F | 81.7°F | 0.17 | 0.0 | 2 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 89°F | 60°F | 74.9°F | 0.15 | 0.0 | 2 | 19 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 80°F | 50°F | 64.8°F | 0.61 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 41°F | 53.6°F | 0.27 | 0.1 | 2 | <1 | 3 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 58°F | 34°F | 46.2°F | 0.87 | 0.9 | 4 | <1 | 10 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 49°F | 62.9°F | 6.25 | 1.7 | 26 | 109 | 31 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 3°C | 8.8°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| February | 16°C | 4°C | 9.8°C | 31 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 20°C | 4°C | 11.9°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 23°C | 8°C | 15.5°C | 6 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 28°C | 11°C | 19.5°C | 2 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 33°C | 15°C | 24.0°C | 0 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 36°C | 19°C | 27.2°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 20°C | 27.6°C | 4 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 32°C | 16°C | 23.8°C | 4 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 27°C | 10°C | 18.2°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 12.0°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 15°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 22 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00049888; 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 Yucca Valley?
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 (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 USC00049888.
When is the last frost in Yucca Valley?
In Yucca Valley, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 28 in half of years and before November 10 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 141 year in 10 after April 1; 9 in 10 after February 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 281 year in 10 before November 10; 9 in 10 before December 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 255 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 301 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 7 in half of springs and before December 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Yucca Valley in zone 9a in ZIP code 92284.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in California · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00049888; 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 Yucca Valley?
In a normal year in Yucca Valley, 109 days a year reach 90°F (23 of them 100°F or more), 31 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 26 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 109a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 23a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 26a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00049888.
How sunny is Yucca Valley?
Over a year 93% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Yucca Valley, 5.9 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (97%) and December the cloudiest (86%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 87% | 3.4 |
| February | 87% | 4.4 |
| March | 90% | 5.8 |
| April | 93% | 7.2 |
| May | 95% | 8.1 |
| June | 97% | 8.6 |
| July | 93% | 7.8 |
| August | 94% | 7.3 |
| September | 95% | 6.3 |
| October | 94% | 5.0 |
| November | 91% | 3.7 |
| December | 86% | 3.0 |
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 Yucca Valley need?
A normal year in Yucca Valley brings 2,594 heating degree days, 52% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,874 cooling degree days, 2.1 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 5,224 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 533 | 0 |
| February | 430 | 0 |
| March | 357 | 2 |
| April | 177 | 25 |
| May | 66 | 130 |
| June | 6 | 310 |
| July | 0 | 498 |
| August | 0 | 518 |
| September | 9 | 305 |
| October | 88 | 82 |
| November | 347 | 5 |
| December | 583 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 2,594 | 1,874 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00049888. 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 Yucca Valley been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 64.3°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 62.9°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.3°F | +1.4°F | 4.04 | 1.7 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00049888. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Yucca Valley's climate compare?
Yucca Valley is warmer than 144 of the other 218 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 21. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.9°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Yucca Valley 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.
Questions about Yucca Valley's climate
What is the coldest month in Yucca Valley?
December, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 34°F. The warmest is August (96°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Yucca Valley?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (0.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Yucca Valley?
January, with 1.41 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Yucca Valley in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Yucca Valley in zone 9a in ZIP code 92284.
How late can frost come in Yucca Valley?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 14; in one year in ten it comes after April 1. Waiting until April 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
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