Meiners Oaks, CA climate
Meiners Oaks has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 40°, and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Meiners Oaks feels like
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Meiners Oaks 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 | 67° | 40° | 4.6" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50° – 60° |
| February | 67° | 41° | 4.9" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| March | 70° | 43° | 3.3" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50° – 63° |
| April | 73° | 45° | 1.0" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55° – 63° |
| May | 77° | 50° | 0.4" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59° – 69° |
| June | 81° | 54° | 0.0" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63° – 71° |
| July | 87° | 58° | 0.0" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69° – 78° |
| August | 88° | 57° | 0.0" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69° – 77° |
| September | 86° | 56° | 0.1" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67° – 75° |
| October | 80° | 50° | 0.7" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 61° – 71° |
| November | 72° | 43° | 1.2" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52° – 61° |
| December | 66° | 39° | 3.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50° – 56° |
| Year | 76° | 48° | 19.3" | 0.0" | 40 | 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 Meiners Oaks
Meiners Oaks gets 19 inches of rain and melted snow a year. February is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 40 days a year.
About 235 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 21 and the first one by November 15. That leaves about 235 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 87% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Meiners Oaks
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Meiners Oaks, 77% of that work is heating and 23% 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.
Meiners Oaks and its neighbors
Meiners Oaks borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.4°. Ojai has both the coldest January nights (39°) and the hottest July afternoons (88°). Meiners Oaks’s January low is 40° and its July high 87°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Meiners Oaks 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 Meiners Oaks averaged 2.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 100% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Meiners Oaks’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 50° to 63°. December is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Meiners Oaks’s climate
What is the coldest month in Meiners Oaks?
December, with a typical high of 66° and a low of 39°.
What is the hottest month in Meiners Oaks?
August, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 57°. About 75 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Meiners Oaks get?
Almost none. A normal year brings 0.0 inches.
When is the first frost in Meiners Oaks?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 15, and the last spring frost by March 21.
What is the rainiest month in Meiners Oaks?
February, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 19 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Meiners Oaks itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Ventura, CA (12 mi, snow) and Ojai, CA (2 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.