Climate - Fresno (California)

The climate of Fresno is arid subtropical, with mild, relatively rainy winters and very hot, sunny summers.
The city is located in the Central Valley of California, near the San Joaquin River. In winter, fog can form. On the coldest days of the year, the temperature generally drops to 0/-3 °C (27/32 °F) at night, while during the day it reaches about 10 °C (50 °F). But in December 1990, it reached -8 °C (17.5 °F). Snow is very rare. On the days when there is no fog and no rain, the temperature can reach 18/19 °C (64/66 °F) even in the middle of winter.
On the hottest days of the year, the temperature can reach 42/43 °C (108/109 °F). It can sometimes get very hot even in late April and early October.
The average temperature of the coldest month (December) is of 8 °C (46 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 28.4 °C (83 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 290 millimeters (11.4 inches) per year: it is therefore scarce (although there may be periods of bad weather in winter). It ranges from 0 mm (0 in) in the driest months (July, August) to 55 mm (2.2 in) in the wettest (January). Here is the average precipitation.

On average, there are around 3,565 sunshine hours per year. Therefore, the sun shines very often. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Best Time

The best times to visit Fresno are spring and autumn, to avoid the night-time cold, the fog and the rain of winter, as well as the summer heat. In particular, you can choose the months of April and October, bearing in mind that it is necessary to dress in layers because there are strong differences in temperature between night and day.

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