Cupertino climate — normals and trends
Cupertino (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 617 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Cupertino averages 4 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Cupertino has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 3 September 1950) and the coldest -5.4 °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
CupertinoCalifornia
- coords
- 37.32°, -122.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
617mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
41.5 °C
3 September 1950
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
122 mm
13 October 2009
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
19 December 1955
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
14 February 1986
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
6 September 2020
Coldest feels-like
-9.7 °C
22 December 1990
Snowiest day
3.3 cm
5 December 1952
Sunniest day
14.1 h
5 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 9 mm | -110 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 156 mm | +40 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 110 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 17 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | -2.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 42 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 17.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 113 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 85 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cupertino?
Cupertino has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 617 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cupertino?
The hottest day measured in Cupertino between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1950, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cupertino?
The coldest day measured in Cupertino between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cupertino?
Almost never: Cupertino sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cupertino warmed?
Yes: Cupertino warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cupertino?
The wettest day measured in Cupertino between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2009, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cupertino?
The windiest day measured in Cupertino between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1955, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cupertino?
The warmest month in Cupertino is July (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cupertino?
Cupertino receives on average 617 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cupertino?
Cupertino gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cupertino?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cupertino between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1952, with 3.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cupertino?
Yes: Cupertino has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cupertino?
In Cupertino, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 6 September 2020, and the lowest was -9.7 °C on 22 December 1990.
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