Lake Hughes weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lake Hughes, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lancaster, 23 km from Lake Hughes; records cover 1945–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 6.8 in173 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 28
- Heating degree days
- 2,949
- Cooling degree days
- 1,906
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 18°−8° (heating, 99%) and 107°42° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lake Hughes in January
Highs average 59°15° and lows 31°0°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1969)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 620
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lake Hughes in February
Highs average 62°16° and lows 35°1°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2014)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 476
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lake Hughes in March
Highs average 67°20° and lows 40°4°, with 0.96 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2026)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 359
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Lake Hughes in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 45°7°, with 0.39 in9.9 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1949)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 206
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Lake Hughes in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 53°12°, with 0.1 in2.5 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2003)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 69
- Cooling degree days
- 147
Lake Hughes in June
Highs average 91°33° and lows 62°16°, with 0.05 in1.3 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 115°46° (2013)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 350
Lake Hughes in July
Highs average 98°36° and lows 67°20°, with 0.14 in3.6 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 115°46° (2024)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 540
Lake Hughes in August
Highs average 98°37° and lows 65°18°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1950)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 504
Lake Hughes in September
Highs average 91°33° and lows 57°14°, with 0.12 in3 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 113°45° (2022)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 283
Lake Hughes in OctoberThis month
Highs average 80°27° and lows 46°8°, with 0.34 in8.6 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2024)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 121
- Cooling degree days
- 56
Lake Hughes in November
Highs average 67°19° and lows 35°2°, with 0.37 in9.4 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1949)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 421
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Lake Hughes in December
Highs average 58°14° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1958)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 660
- Cooling degree days
- 0