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Pacheco, California Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Concord Wwtp, 0.5 km from Pacheco

The warmest month is July, with an average high of 88°F; the coldest is December, with an average low of 41°F. A normal year brings 17.7 in of precipitation.

Temperature through the year

The normal daily high and low and the record for every date at Concord/Buchanan (CCR), since 1999. The line marks today.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Pacheco through the year, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

Normals for Sep 24

Normal high
85°F
Normal low
57°F
Record high
101°Fin 2019
Record low
48°Fin 2005
Chance of a wet day
4%
Daylight
12 h 04 min

Month by month

Averages for 1991-2020. Wet days have at least 0.01 inch of precipitation. Freeze nights have a low of 32°F or colder; degree days are on a 65°F base. Each month links to its own page.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRecord highRecord lowPrecipitationWet daysFreeze nightsHeating DDCooling DD
January58°F42°F78°F (2021)24°F (2007)3.46 in10.21.74630
February63°F44°F81°F (2018)29°F (2011)3.57 in10.00.13180
March68°F47°F89°F (2026)33°F (2023)2.57 in8.20.02433
April72°F49°F94°F (2004)36°F (2008)1.23 in5.30.014921
May78°F53°F105°F (2001)40°F (2010)0.61 in3.10.05976
June85°F57°F109°F (2000)47°F (2011)0.12 in0.90.09179
July88°F58°F112°F (2006)49°F (1999)0.00 in0.00.00258
August88°F59°F107°F (2017)51°F (2002)0.02 in0.10.00264
September86°F58°F112°F (2022)45°F (2007)0.06 in0.60.03208
October78°F53°F103°F (2024)39°F (2019)0.68 in2.70.05474
November67°F46°F87°F (2018)29°F (2010)1.87 in6.10.32643
December59°F41°F75°F (2011)24°F (2013)3.55 in9.22.24670
Year74°F51°F17.74 in5642,0291,084

Precipitation

Rain and melted snow together. The chance of a wet day is the share of days with at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

17.7 in in a normal year, most in February.

Chance of a wet day

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pacheco, in percent.010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Chance of a wet day

Frost and the growing season

NOAA's 1991-2020 freeze probabilities for Concord Wwtp. A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring, or an earlier one in fall.

The last spring freeze typically comes around January 7 and the first fall freeze around December 19, a growing season of about 346 days.

Median at 36°F
last February 9, first December 2
Median at 32°F
last January 7, first December 19
Median at 28°F
last December 31, first December 29

Frost dates, growing season and degree days

Humidity and comfort

NASA POWER reanalysis, 1991-2020, for the grid cell around Pacheco.

Days with a mean dew point of 65°F or more are rare here in every month.

MonthDew pointHumidityDryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable
January42°F84%99%1%0%0%0%0%
February44°F82%99%1%0%0%0%0%
March46°F80%99%1%0%0%0%0%
April46°F75%97%3%0%0%0%0%
May48°F69%95%5%0%0%0%0%
June49°F62%93%7%0%0%0%0%
July51°F60%92%8%0%0%0%0%
August51°F61%92%8%0%0%0%0%
September49°F59%91%9%1%0%0%0%
October44°F61%94%6%0%0%0%0%
November42°F71%97%3%0%0%0%0%
December40°F79%98%2%0%0%0%0%

Comfort is judged by the day's mean dew point: dry below 55°F, comfortable to 60°F, humid to 65°F, muggy to 70°F, oppressive to 75°F, miserable above.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered, from satellite (CERES and GEWEX SRB) by way of NASA POWER, 1991-2020.

The clearest month is July, with the sky 14 percent covered on average; the cloudiest is January, at 60 percent.

Wind

The mean wind speed over the whole day, from the MERRA-2 reanalysis by way of NASA POWER. Gusts run well above it.

The windiest month is July, averaging 11.4 mph at 10 meters (33 feet) above the ground.

Daylight and sunshine

The longest day is Jun 22, with 14 h 49 min of daylight; the shortest is Dec 15, with 9 h 32 min.

Hours of daylight at Pacheco through the year.0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Day length

Solar energy

Average daily sunshine reaching the ground on a flat surface, in kilowatt-hours per square meter, clouds included.

Sunrise and sunset calendar

How Contra Costa County is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Contra Costa County: 73.9°F (+1.8 °F against 1991-2020), the 9th warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Contra Costa County: 0.00 in (-0.02 in against 1991-2020), the driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Contra Costa County: 63.9°F (+2.9 °F against 1991-2020), the warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Contra Costa County: 8.49 in (-4.06 in against 1991-2020), the 40th driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August
76.8°F in 2020
Coolest August
66.0°F in 1911
Wettest August
0.27 in in 1976
Driest August
0.00 in in 1901

Every year since 1895

Each year's average temperature in Contra Costa County against the 1991-2020 average, in °F, 1895 to 2025.-4-20+2+41900192019401960198020002020NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance

California climate and rankings

Month pages

The weather in Pacheco in each month, day by day.

What this means

A normal is the average of the thirty years 1991 to 2020, the period the World Meteorological Organization and NOAA use for comparison. It is an average, not a forecast: most days depart from it, and some by a long way.

A record is the highest or lowest value on the date in every year the station has reported, back to 1999. It rests on one station, so a neighbor a few miles away can hold different ones.

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine come from a reanalysis: a weather model run over the past with every observation fed in, averaged over a grid cell about 50 km across. It is consistent everywhere on Earth; it smooths local detail such as a lake shore or a valley.

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Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041967 (Concord Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023254, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus. Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, public domain.