Bear Valley Springs, CA climate
Bear Valley Springs has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 35°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Bear Valley Springs feels like
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Bear Valley Springs weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 35° | 4.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40° – 50° |
| February | 54° | 35° | 4.5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40° – 51° |
| March | 58° | 37° | 3.7" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41° – 54° |
| April | 63° | 40° | 1.9" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46° – 56° |
| May | 71° | 47° | 0.8" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50° – 67° |
| June | 81° | 55° | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61° – 72° |
| July | 88° | 62° | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| August | 88° | 61° | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71° – 78° |
| September | 83° | 56° | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65° – 73° |
| October | 72° | 47° | 0.8" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56° – 65° |
| November | 61° | 39° | 1.7" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42° – 54° |
| December | 53° | 34° | 3.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39° – 49° |
| Year | 69° | 46° | 21.8" | 0.0" | 37 | 0 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Bear Valley Springs
Bear Valley Springs gets 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 37 days a year.
About 183 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 28 and the first one by October 26. That leaves about 183 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 56% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Bear Valley Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bear Valley Springs, 88% of that work is heating and 12% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Bear Valley Springs and its neighbors
Bear Valley Springs borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 4.3°. Tehachapi has the coldest January nights (33°) and Keene the hottest July afternoons (93°). Bear Valley Springs’s January low is 35° and its July high 88°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Bear Valley Springs compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bear Valley Springs averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in September (+2.6°). The shift is larger than in 93% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bear Valley Springs’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. May swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 50° to 67°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Bear Valley Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Bear Valley Springs?
December, with a typical high of 53° and a low of 34°.
What is the hottest month in Bear Valley Springs?
August, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 61°. About 28 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Bear Valley Springs get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Bear Valley Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 26, and the last spring frost by April 28.
What is the rainiest month in Bear Valley Springs?
January, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bear Valley Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Tejon Rancho, CA (12 mi, snow) and Tehachapi 4 Se, CA (15 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.