Annual mean 18°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind S
Warmest
38.0 °C
Coldest
11.9 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
S
3.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Ridgecrest over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ridgecrest runs from November to April, peaking in January with a 28% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; October is the driest month, at 11%. Winds in Ridgecrest are highest in May, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in December, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Ridgecrest come in June, when the sky is typically 9% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 27%.
Month by month Ridgecrest climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
13°C
3°C
8°C
28%
25%
3.0 m/s
8
0
62
February
15°C
4°C
10°C
26%
22%
3.6 m/s
24
0
66
March
17°C
6°C
12°C
27%
27%
4.5 m/s
34
2
69
April
23°C
11°C
17°C
21%
17%
4.7 m/s
64
14
66
May
27°C
16°C
22°C
19%
14%
4.8 m/s
62
38
45
June
34°C
21°C
29°C
12%
9%
4.6 m/s
34
55
16
July
37°C
24°C
33°C
13%
9%
4.4 m/s
13
46
3
August
36°C
22°C
32°C
15%
10%
4.0 m/s
14
56
4
September
32°C
17°C
27°C
12%
11%
3.6 m/s
44
59
19
October
26°C
11°C
21°C
11%
10%
3.2 m/s
71
30
56
November
18°C
5°C
13°C
20%
16%
2.9 m/s
44
1
80
December
13°C
2°C
8°C
26%
23%
2.7 m/s
10
0
66
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Ridgecrest weather by season
Year round, Ridgecrest has days of about 13°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 37°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 2°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Ridgecrest weather in winterDecember to February
High 13°CLow 3°CRain 27%
Winter in Ridgecrest has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Ridgecrest weather in springMarch to May
High 23°CLow 11°CRain 22%
Spring in Ridgecrest has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Ridgecrest weather in summerJune to August
High 36°CLow 22°CRain 13%
Summer in Ridgecrest has typical daily highs of about 36°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Ridgecrest weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 25°CLow 11°CRain 14%
Autumn in Ridgecrest has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ridgecrest?
The rainy (wet) season in Ridgecrest runs from November to April, peaking in January with a 28% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to October; October is the driest month, at 11%.
What time of year is Ridgecrest windiest?
Winds in Ridgecrest are highest in May, averaging 4.8 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in December, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Ridgecrest year round?
The average temperature in Ridgecrest over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 2°C.