Taft (CA) Temperature by Month

Taft, California, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 26°C (79°F), ranging from 14°C (57°F) in December to 37°C (99°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

With significant temperature fluctuations, Taft enjoys distinct seasons year-round. Nighttime lows range from 21°C (70°F) in July to 3°C (37°F) in December.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Taft by month:

Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM. July, the warmest month, sees 370 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Taft's average annual maximum temperature is 26°C (79°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

Interlaken, Switzerland averages 8°C (46°F) a year, with cold winters and cool summers thanks to its Alpine setting.

Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.

Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Taft this rarely lasts long on the ground.

For more on Taft's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Taft climate page.