Madera climate — normals and trends
Madera (United States) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 464 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Madera averages 12 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Madera has warmed by +2.7 °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 19 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °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
MaderaCalifornia
- coords
- 36.96°, -120.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
464mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °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
45.9 °C
6 September 2022
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
78 mm
9 February 1962
Windiest day
37.3 km/h
1 March 1983
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
10 March 1995
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
13 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
22 December 1990
Snowiest day
3.3 cm
21 January 1962
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 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 | 16.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -77 mm |
| Feb | 18.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 120 mm | +36 mm |
| Mar | 19.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 108 mm | +27 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 36.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 37.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 38.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 37 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 19.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 122 mm | +71 mm |
| Dec | 14.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Madera?
Madera has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 464 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Madera?
The hottest day measured in Madera between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2022, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Madera?
The coldest day measured in Madera between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Madera?
Almost never: Madera sees virtually no snow, with about 12 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Madera warmed?
Yes: Madera warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Madera?
The wettest day measured in Madera between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1962, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Madera?
The windiest day measured in Madera between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1983, with winds reaching 37.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Madera?
The warmest month in Madera is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Madera?
Madera receives on average 464 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Madera?
Madera gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Madera?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Madera between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1962, with 3.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Madera?
Yes: Madera has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Madera?
In Madera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 13 July 1990, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 22 December 1990.
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