Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Valencia West United States

In Valencia West, the summers are sweltering, the winters are cool and dry, and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 41°F to 102°F and is rarely below 32°F or above 108°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Valencia West for hot-weather activities are from early June to late July and from early August to late September.

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from May 24 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature above 94°F. The hottest month of the year in Valencia West is July, with an average high of 100°F and low of 76°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.2 months, from November 21 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature below 72°F. The coldest month of the year in Valencia West is December, with an average low of 42°F and high of 66°F.

In Valencia West, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Valencia West begins around March 14 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around July 6.

The clearest month of the year in Valencia West is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 83% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around July 6 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around March 14.

The cloudiest month of the year in Valencia West is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Valencia West varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.1 months, from July 3 to September 8, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Valencia West is August, with an average of 12.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.9 months, from September 8 to July 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Valencia West is May, with an average of 1.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Valencia West is August, with an average of 12.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 45% on August 2.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Valencia West experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from June 17 to April 1, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Valencia West is August, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from April 1 to June 17. The month with the least rain in Valencia West is May, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Valencia West varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 3 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:17 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 9 minutes later at 7:26 AM on January 8. The earliest sunset is at 5:19 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 16 minutes later at 7:34 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Valencia West during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Valencia West experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from June 28 to September 20, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 6% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Valencia West is August, with 6.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is March 13, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Valencia West experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from September 24 to July 3, with average wind speeds of more than 7.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Valencia West is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 2.7 months, from July 3 to September 24. The calmest month of the year in Valencia West is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.6 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Valencia West varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.8 months, from February 20 to September 13, with a peak percentage of 51% on June 14. The wind is most often from the south for 1.9 weeks, from September 13 to September 26, with a peak percentage of 30% on September 21. The wind is most often from the east for 4.8 months, from September 26 to February 20, with a peak percentage of 44% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Valencia West throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Valencia West for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to mid June and from early September to late October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Valencia West for hot-weather activities are from early June to late July and from early August to late September, with a peak score in the last week of June.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Valencia West typically lasts for 10 months (314 days), from around January 30 to around December 8, rarely starting after February 29, or ending before November 17.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Valencia West should appear around January 18, only rarely appearing before January 13 or after January 24.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from April 15 to July 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Valencia West is June, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 4 to February 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Valencia West is December, with an average of 3.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Valencia West are 32.132 deg latitude, -111.114 deg longitude, and 2,487 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Valencia West contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 184 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,503 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,398 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,861 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Valencia West is covered by shrubs (100%), within 10 miles by shrubs (92%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (87%).