Apple Valley climate — normals and trends
Apple Valley (United States) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 210 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Apple Valley averages 18 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 34 rainy days per year.
Apple Valley has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 8 July 2024) and the coldest -11.6 °C (on 5 January 1972).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Apple ValleyCalifornia
- coords
- 34.50°, -117.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
210mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
34 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.4 °C
8 July 2024
Coldest day
-11.6 °C
5 January 1972
Wettest day
68 mm
20 December 2010
Windiest day
40.1 km/h
16 March 1964
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
24 November 2001
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
11 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-16.6 °C
5 January 1972
Snowiest day
23.1 cm
26 December 2019
Sunniest day
14.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 33 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 40 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 16 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 70 mm | +52 mm |
| Dec | 17.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 47 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Apple Valley?
Apple Valley has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 210 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Apple Valley?
The hottest day measured in Apple Valley between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2024, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Apple Valley?
The coldest day measured in Apple Valley between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1972, at -11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Apple Valley?
Yes. Apple Valley gets on average 13.1 cm of snow per year and has around 18 frost days.
Has the climate of Apple Valley warmed?
Yes: Apple Valley warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Apple Valley?
The wettest day measured in Apple Valley between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2010, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Apple Valley?
The windiest day measured in Apple Valley between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1964, with winds reaching 40.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Apple Valley?
The warmest month in Apple Valley is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Apple Valley?
Apple Valley receives on average 210 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 34 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Apple Valley?
Apple Valley gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Apple Valley?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Apple Valley between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2019, with 23.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Apple Valley?
Yes: Apple Valley has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Apple Valley?
In Apple Valley, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 11 July 2021, and the lowest was -16.6 °C on 5 January 1972.
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