Keene weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Keene, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Tehachapi 4 SE, 23 km from Keene; records cover 1997–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 12.7 in323 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 25
- First fall freeze
- Oct 27
- Heating degree days
- 4,443
- Cooling degree days
- 631
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Keene in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2003)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 721
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Keene in February
Highs average 53°11° and lows 31°0°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2007)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 645
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Keene in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2026)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 609
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Keene in April
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 0.78 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2012)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 488
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Keene in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 44°7°, with 0.39 in9.9 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2001)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 277
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Keene in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 52°11°, with 0.11 in2.8 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2021)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 76
- Cooling degree days
- 91
Keene in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 58°14°, with 0.26 in6.6 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2023)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 220
Keene in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 57°14°, with 0.09 in2.3 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2020)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 203
Keene in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 51°10°, with 0.15 in3.8 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2020)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 72
- Cooling degree days
- 90
Keene in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°21° and lows 43°6°, with 0.46 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2024)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 269
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Keene in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 37°3°, with 0.92 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1997)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 525
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Keene in December
Highs average 51°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 2.1 in54 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2008)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 750
- Cooling degree days
- 0