Home Gardens, CA climate
Home Gardens has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Home Gardens feels like
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Home Gardens 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 | 69° | 43° | 2.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52° – 62° |
| February | 69° | 44° | 3.1" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49° – 66° |
| March | 72° | 46° | 1.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53° – 66° |
| April | 76° | 49° | 0.7" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57° – 66° |
| May | 79° | 53° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61° – 73° |
| June | 86° | 57° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67° – 76° |
| July | 92° | 62° | 0.1" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72° – 83° |
| August | 94° | 63° | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75° – 82° |
| September | 91° | 60° | 0.1" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| October | 83° | 54° | 0.5" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64° – 74° |
| November | 75° | 47° | 0.9" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54° – 66° |
| December | 68° | 42° | 1.7" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51° – 61° |
| Year | 79° | 52° | 11.3" | 0.0" | 28 | 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 Home Gardens
Home Gardens gets 11 inches of rain and melted snow a year. February is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 28 days a year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Home Gardens
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Home Gardens, 43% of that work is heating and 57% is cooling.
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.
Home Gardens and its neighbors
Home Gardens borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.9°. Riverside has both the coldest January nights (43°) and the hottest July afternoons (94°). Home Gardens’s January low is 43° and its July high 92°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Home Gardens 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 Home Gardens averaged 2.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.3°). The shift is larger than in 99% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Home Gardens’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 49° to 66°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Home Gardens’s climate
What is the coldest month in Home Gardens?
December, with a typical high of 68° and a low of 42°.
What is the hottest month in Home Gardens?
August, with a typical high of 94° and a low of 63°. About 101 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Home Gardens get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Home Gardens?
Frost is uncommon. Only 58% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Home Gardens?
February, with 3.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 11 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Home Gardens itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Riverside Fire Stn 3, CA (9 mi, snow) and Riverside Municipal Airport, CA (7 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.