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Riverside County · California

Riverside, CA weather averages

NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Riverside Muni Ap, 7.5 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.

Quick answer

Riverside averages a daily high of 78.8°F and a daily low of 52.9°F across the year, with 12.4 inches of precipitation. August is the warmest month at 94.3°F and December the coldest at 42.5°F.

Average annual high
78.8°FWarmest month August
Average annual low
52.9°FColdest month December
Precipitation per year
12.4 inWettest month February
Snowfall per year
2.5 days at or below 32°F

Riverside weather month by month

Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip inSnow inRange
January66.543.32.9443.3 to 66.5 degrees
February67.244.23.0444.2 to 67.2 degrees
March7146.52.0146.5 to 71 degrees
April75.350.40.850.4 to 75.3 degrees
May80.255.60.355.6 to 80.2 degrees
June84.859.70.159.7 to 84.8 degrees
July92.963.90.0763.9 to 92.9 degrees
August94.364.50.0864.5 to 94.3 degrees
September90.361.90.2561.9 to 90.3 degrees
October81.854.90.2854.9 to 81.8 degrees
November73.846.9146.9 to 73.8 degrees
December66.642.51.5342.5 to 66.6 degrees

Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00003171, Riverside Muni Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals

How to read Riverside climate normals

What a climate normal is, and what it is not.

A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Riverside Muni Ap, 7.5 km from the centre of Riverside. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Riverside sees about 86.4 days a year at or above 90°F.

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