Avenal weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Avenal, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Coalinga, 25 km from Avenal; records cover 1942–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 8.2 in208 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 19
- First fall freeze
- Nov 29
- Heating degree days
- 2,033
- Cooling degree days
- 2,404
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 28°−2° (heating, 99%) and 109°43° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Avenal in January
Highs average 60°15° and lows 38°3°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2014)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 498
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Avenal in February
Highs average 65°18° and lows 41°5°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2002)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 340
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Avenal in March
Highs average 72°22° and lows 45°7°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 225
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Avenal in April
Highs average 78°25° and lows 49°9°, with 0.37 in9.4 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2009)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 113
- Cooling degree days
- 56
Avenal in May
Highs average 87°30° and lows 56°13°, with 0.32 in8.1 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2009)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 25
- Cooling degree days
- 214
Avenal in June
Highs average 95°35° and lows 63°17°, with 0.11 in2.8 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 114°46° (2021)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 412
Avenal in July
Highs average 101°38° and lows 69°20°, with 0.02 in0.5 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 118°48° (2021)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 614
Avenal in August
Highs average 100°38° and lows 67°19°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 115°46° (2026)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1957)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 575
Avenal in September
Highs average 95°35° and lows 61°16°, with 0.06 in1.5 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 115°46° (2017)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Avenal in OctoberThis month
Highs average 83°29° and lows 52°11°, with 0.33 in8.4 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1987)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 46
- Cooling degree days
- 129
Avenal in November
Highs average 70°21° and lows 42°6°, with 0.5 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2010)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 278
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Avenal in December
Highs average 60°16° and lows 37°3°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1990)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 504
- Cooling degree days
- 0