Clovis climate — normals and trends
Clovis (United States) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 422 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Clovis averages 7 frost days, 116 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Clovis has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.6 °C (on 6 September 2022) and the coldest -7.5 °C (on 22 December 1990).
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
ClovisCalifornia
- coords
- 36.83°, -119.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
422mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
116 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
23.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
47.6 °C
6 September 2022
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
63 mm
2 January 2006
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
24 December 2025
Strongest gust
77.4 km/h
4 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
6 September 2022
Coldest feels-like
-11.6 °C
22 December 1990
Snowiest day
3.0 cm
25 February 2023
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -68 mm |
| Feb | 18.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 106 mm | +30 mm |
| Mar | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 120 mm | +46 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 35.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 37.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 37.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 25.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 36 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 106 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 14.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 73 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Clovis?
Clovis has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 422 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Clovis?
The hottest day measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2022, reaching 47.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Clovis?
The coldest day measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Clovis?
Almost never: Clovis sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Clovis warmed?
Yes: Clovis warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Clovis?
The wettest day measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2006, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Clovis?
The windiest day measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 2025, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Clovis?
The warmest month in Clovis is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Clovis?
Clovis receives on average 422 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Clovis?
Clovis gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Clovis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Clovis between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2023, with 3.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Clovis?
Yes: Clovis has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Clovis?
In Clovis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 6 September 2022, and the lowest was -11.6 °C on 22 December 1990.
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