Riverside Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Riverside, California during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below for Riverside, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 80, 90 or 100 °F monthly and annually in Riverside, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
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69 | 45 | January | 21 | 7 |
69 | 45 | February | 21 | 7 |
72 | 48 | March | 22 | 9 |
79 | 52 | April | 26 | 11 |
80 | 55 | May | 26 | 13 |
88 | 60 | June | 31 | 16 |
94 | 65 | July | 34 | 18 |
95 | 66 | August | 35 | 19 |
92 | 64 | September | 33 | 18 |
85 | 57 | October | 29 | 14 |
75 | 49 | November | 24 | 10 |
67 | 45 | December | 20 | 7 |
81 | 54 | Year | 27 | 12 |
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
---|---|---|---|---|
68 | 44 | January | 20 | 6 |
68 | 45 | February | 20 | 7 |
72 | 47 | March | 22 | 8 |
76 | 50 | April | 24 | 10 |
80 | 55 | May | 27 | 13 |
87 | 59 | June | 30 | 15 |
93 | 64 | July | 34 | 18 |
95 | 65 | August | 35 | 18 |
91 | 62 | September | 33 | 17 |
83 | 55 | October | 28 | 13 |
75 | 47 | November | 24 | 9 |
67 | 43 | December | 19 | 6 |
80 | 53 | Year | 26 | 12 |
Days of Hot Weather in Riverside
Riverside often has 100-degree Fahrenheit weather in summer. The occasional spring or fall day will also get that hot.
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C |
100 °F 38 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 4 | 0 | 0 |
February | 5 | 0 | 0 |
March | 7 | 1 | 0 |
April | 10 | 3 | 0 |
May | 16 | 6 | 1 |
June | 25 | 12 | 2 |
July | 31 | 24 | 5 |
August | 31 | 25 | 8 |
September | 27 | 19 | 6 |
October | 19 | 9 | 1 |
November | 9 | 2 | 0 |
December | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Year | 187 | 101 | 22 |
How Often Riverside Has Cold Temperatures
The coldest nights of winter at Riverside drop down to 32 °F (0 °C) or a little below. But the city averages only four nights a year when its that chilly.
Even after a frosty night, Riverside always warms up to above freezing during the day. In fact, every day of the year reaches at least 50 °F (10 °C).
32 °F 0 °C |
40 °F 4 °C |
|
---|---|---|
January | 1 | 10 |
February | 1 | 8 |
March | 0 | 4 |
April | 0 | 2 |
May | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 |
September | 0 | 0 |
October | 0 | 0 |
November | 0 | 4 |
December | 1 | 12 |
Year | 4 | 40 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.