Climate · Oak Hills

Oak Hills, CA climate

Oak Hills has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 38°.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
92°
676th hottest of 1,618 California towns
January low
38°
457th coldest of 1,618 California towns
Rain + melted snow
8 in
168th driest of 1,618 California towns
A normal year

What a year in Oak Hills feels like

Winter

57° / 37°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

70° / 45°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Feb 28

Summer

90° / 63°
Typical high / low · 108 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

75° / 51°
Typical high / low · First frost around Dec 1
Best months to be outsideMarAprMayOctNovHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Oak Hills weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + melt30-yr range
January57°38°1.8" 43° – 54°
February58°39°1.9" 42° – 55°
March64°41°1.0" 46° – 60°
April69°44°0.4" 51° – 61°
May77°50°0.1" 56° – 70°
June87°58°0.0" 66° – 77°
July92°65°0.3" 73° – 83°
August92°65°0.1" 76° – 82°
September86°61°0.2" 70° – 78°
October76°51°0.3" 60° – 69°
November64°43°0.5" 46° – 59°
December56°36°1.3" 42° – 50°
Year73°49°7.8"

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Oak Hills

Oak Hills gets 8 inches of rain and melted snow a year. February is the wettest month and June the driest.

8 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 99% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
1.9"

Snowfall by month

No snow records from a nearby station.
Frost & the growing season

About 270 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by February 28 and the first one by December 1. That leaves about 270 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 93% of U.S. towns.

32
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
108
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Oak Hills

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Oak Hills, 56% of that work is heating and 44% is cooling.

56%heating
2,414 heating degree daysLess heating than 90% of U.S. towns
1,924 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 87% of U.S. towns

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.

Around Oak Hills

Oak Hills and its neighbors

Oak Hills borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 2.3°. Victorville has both the coldest January nights (35°) and the hottest July afternoons (97°). Oak Hills’s January low is 38° and its July high 92°.

Apple Valley: January low 35°, July high 97°Piñon Hills: January low 36°, July high 91°Adelanto: January low 35°, July high 97°Spring Valley Lake: January low 35°, July high 97°Hesperia: January low 36°, July high 94°Phelan: January low 37°, July high 92°Victorville: January low 35°, July high 97°Oak Hills: January low 38°, July high 92° Oak HillsHesperiaPhelanVictorville
ColderMilder35° to 38°
Victorville35.4° −2.3°
Hesperia36.3° −1.4°
Phelan36.6° −1.1°
Oak Hills37.7°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Oak Hills compares

Summer heat92° July high
Hotter than 89% of U.S. towns676th hottest of 1,618 California towns
Winter cold38° January low
Milder than 91% of U.S. towns457th coldest of 1,618 California towns
Precipitation8" a year
Drier than 99% of U.S. towns168th driest of 1,618 California towns
Growing season270 frost-free days
Longer than 93% of U.S. towns431st shortest of 1,542 California towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.9°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Oak Hills averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.7°). The shift is larger than in 91% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.7° now 47°, was 46°
🌷 Spring+2.0° now 58°, was 56°
☀️ Summer+2.1° now 76°, was 74°
🍂 Fall+1.8° now 63°, was 62°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Oak Hills’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

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 56° to 70°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Oak Hills’s climate

What is the coldest month in Oak Hills?

December, with a typical high of 56° and a low of 36°.

What is the hottest month in Oak Hills?

August, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 65°. About 108 days a year reach 90°.

When is the first frost in Oak Hills?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by December 1, and the last spring frost by February 28.

What is the rainiest month in Oak Hills?

February, with 1.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 8 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Oak Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Hesperia 2e, CA (8 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.

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