Stanton climate — normals and trends
Stanton (United States) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 322 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 August (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Stanton averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Stanton has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 4 September 1988) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 4 January 1949).
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
StantonCalifornia
- coords
- 33.80°, -117.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
322mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
40.3 °C
4 September 1988
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
92 mm
1 March 1983
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
25 February 2023
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
1 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
5 September 1984
Coldest feels-like
-5.4 °C
4 January 1949
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
11 January 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 18.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 8 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 23.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 28 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 20.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 116 mm | +85 mm |
| Dec | 19.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 77 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stanton?
Stanton has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 322 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stanton?
The hottest day measured in Stanton between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1988, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stanton?
The coldest day measured in Stanton between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Stanton?
Almost never: Stanton sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Stanton warmed?
Yes: Stanton warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stanton?
The wettest day measured in Stanton between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1983, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stanton?
The windiest day measured in Stanton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2023, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stanton?
The warmest month in Stanton is August (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Stanton?
Stanton receives on average 322 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stanton?
Stanton gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Stanton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stanton between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1949, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stanton?
Yes: Stanton has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stanton?
In Stanton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 5 September 1984, and the lowest was -5.4 °C on 4 January 1949.
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