Annual mean 18°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind W
Warmest
34.0 °C
Coldest
12.1 °C
Wettest
13%
Windiest
4.1 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.3 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 Shafter over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 34°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C. Shafter has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 2% in July, the driest month, to 13% in January, the wettest. Winds in Shafter are highest in May, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Shafter come in July, when the sky is typically 5% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 34%.
Month by month Shafter 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
6°C
10°C
13%
33%
2.3 m/s
18
0
80
February
15°C
7°C
12°C
12%
26%
2.5 m/s
39
0
81
March
17°C
9°C
14°C
13%
34%
2.8 m/s
49
3
84
April
22°C
12°C
18°C
9%
20%
3.2 m/s
71
16
74
May
25°C
15°C
22°C
8%
15%
3.5 m/s
74
35
56
June
31°C
20°C
27°C
3%
6%
3.5 m/s
48
59
25
July
34°C
23°C
31°C
2%
5%
3.2 m/s
21
64
9
August
33°C
22°C
30°C
4%
6%
2.9 m/s
22
67
8
September
30°C
18°C
27°C
4%
8%
2.6 m/s
49
62
24
October
25°C
13°C
22°C
4%
10%
2.3 m/s
77
33
57
November
18°C
8°C
15°C
9%
20%
2.0 m/s
58
2
88
December
13°C
6°C
10°C
13%
34%
2.1 m/s
19
0
79
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 Shafter weather by season
Year round, Shafter has days of about 13°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 34°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 6°C to 23°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 July. 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.
Shafter weather in winterDecember to February
High 14°CLow 6°CRain 13%
Winter in Shafter has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Shafter weather in springMarch to May
High 21°CLow 12°CRain 10%
Spring in Shafter has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
Shafter weather in summerJune to August
High 33°CLow 21°CRain 3%
Summer in Shafter has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Shafter weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 13°CRain 6%
Autumn in Shafter has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Shafter?
Shafter has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 2% in July, the driest month, to 13% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Shafter windiest?
Winds in Shafter are highest in May, averaging 3.5 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in November, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Shafter year round?
The average temperature in Shafter over the whole year is 18°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 34°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C.