Tehachapi, CA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Tehachapi actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Tehachapi, CA, the comfort score comes out to 58/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 6 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Tehachapi's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Tehachapi run from 41°F in Dec up to 72°F in Jul, a 31.1°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Tehachapi, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 32°F | 2.42in |
| Feb | 53°F | 31°F | 3.01in |
| Mar | 57°F | 34°F | 2.03in |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 0.78in |
| May | 69°F | 44°F | 0.39in |
| Jun | 79°F | 52°F | 0.11in |
| Jul | 86°F | 58°F | 0.26in |
| Aug | 86°F | 57°F | 0.09in |
| Sep | 81°F | 51°F | 0.15in |
| Oct | 71°F | 43°F | 0.46in |
| Nov | 59°F | 37°F | 0.92in |
| Dec | 51°F | 31°F | 2.11in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, and Oct are Tehachapi's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Dec's cold instead.
How wet Tehachapi actually gets
Tehachapi averages 12.73in of precipitation a year across roughly 0 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Tehachapi against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Tehachapi comes in at 633; within CA alone it ranks 333 of 429. Population is about 11,114.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Tehachapi 4 Se, CA US, the NOAA station 3.2 miles from Tehachapi, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is