Searles Valley weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Searles Valley, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Trona, 1 km from Searles Valley; records cover 1920–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 3.6 in92 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 20
- First fall freeze
- Nov 24
- Heating degree days
- 2,052
- Cooling degree days
- 3,310
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 23°−5° (heating, 99%) and 113°45° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Searles Valley in January
Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 0.77 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1975)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 546
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Searles Valley in February
Highs average 66°19° and lows 39°4°, with 0.91 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 352
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Searles Valley in March
Highs average 73°23° and lows 45°7°, with 0.48 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 202
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Searles Valley in April
Highs average 81°27° and lows 51°10°, with 0.11 in2.8 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1938)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 81
- Cooling degree days
- 103
Searles Valley in May
Highs average 90°32° and lows 59°15°, with 0.07 in1.8 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1951)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 317
Searles Valley in June
Highs average 100°38° and lows 68°20°, with 0.02 in0.5 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 118°48° (1956)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 574
Searles Valley in July
Highs average 107°42° and lows 74°23°, with 0.09 in2.3 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 119°48° (2021)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1928)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 790
Searles Valley in August
Highs average 106°41° and lows 74°23°, with 0.06 in1.5 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 118°48° (1933)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 767
Searles Valley in September
Highs average 99°37° and lows 67°19°, with 0.09 in2.3 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1950)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 536
Searles Valley in OctoberThis month
Highs average 86°30° and lows 55°13°, with 0.2 in5.1 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2024)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 187
Searles Valley in November
Highs average 71°22° and lows 42°6°, with 0.24 in6.1 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1949)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 266
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Searles Valley in December
Highs average 60°15° and lows 34°1°, with 0.58 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1964)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 558
- Cooling degree days
- 0