Pomona climate
Pomona is warmest in August, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in December, when nights average 6.4 °C. February is the wettest month (99 mm) and August the driest (0.9 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Pomona averages 411 mm of rain, 176 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
United States · 259 m elevation · population 153,266 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 32 °C
- Coldest month December 6.4 °C
- Driest month August 1 mm
- Wettest month February 99 mm
- Least cloud August 14 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 46 °C
- Coldest on record January -2.4 °C
What to expectPomona through the year
Pomona has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in December to 32 °C in August, a swing of 14 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 176 days a year reach 25 °C, 89 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C, in September.
Rain is strongly seasonal. February averages 99 mm against 1 mm in August — 115 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.2 °C | 91 mm | 47 % |
| February | 18.6 °C | 99 mm | 49 % |
| March | 20.4 °C | 65 mm | 48 % |
| April | 22.8 °C | 27 mm | 40 % |
| May | 24.9 °C | 12 mm | 36 % |
| June | 28.1 °C | 3 mm | 22 % |
| July | 31.3 °C | 2 mm | 18 % |
| August | 32.5 °C | 1 mm | 14 % |
| September | 31.2 °C | 4 mm | 17 % |
| October | 26.9 °C | 20 mm | 27 % |
| November | 22.1 °C | 26 mm | 35 % |
| December | 17.9 °C | 63 mm | 43 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.2 °C | 6.8 °C | 11.4 °C | 30.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 18.6 °C | 7.2 °C | 11.9 °C | 30.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 20.4 °C | 8.5 °C | 13.6 °C | 33.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 22.8 °C | 10.0 °C | 15.6 °C | 36.0 °C | 0.3 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 24.9 °C | 12.3 °C | 17.8 °C | 38.5 °C | 5.9 °C | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 28.1 °C | 14.8 °C | 20.7 °C | 41.5 °C | 7.5 °C | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| July | 31.3 °C | 17.8 °C | 23.9 °C | 45.5 °C | 11.5 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| August | 32.5 °C | 18.6 °C | 24.9 °C | 42.5 °C | 12.7 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| September | 31.2 °C | 17.4 °C | 23.5 °C | 46.4 °C | 10.5 °C | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| October | 26.9 °C | 14.0 °C | 19.5 °C | 40.0 °C | 5.7 °C | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| November | 22.1 °C | 9.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 34.8 °C | 0.3 °C | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| December | 17.9 °C | 6.4 °C | 11.1 °C | 28.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 47 % | 64 % | 10 km/h |
| February | 99 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 49 % | 67 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 65 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 69 % | 12 km/h |
| April | 27 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 40 % | 64 % | 14 km/h |
| May | 12 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 36 % | 64 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 3 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 22 % | 61 % | 13 km/h |
| July | 2 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 18 % | 58 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 14 % | 55 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 4 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 17 % | 55 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 20 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 27 % | 55 % | 11 km/h |
| November | 26 mm | 3 | 10 h/day | 35 % | 54 % | 10 km/h |
| December | 63 mm | 5 | 9.9 h/day | 43 % | 60 % | 10 km/h |
How Pomona compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona | 32 °C | 6.4 °C | 411 mm | 176 |
| Ontario · United States | 33 °C | 6.4 °C | 418 mm | 181 |
| Corona · United States | 33 °C | 6.1 °C | 438 mm | 189 |
| Anaheim · United States | 29 °C | 7.1 °C | 317 mm | 142 |
| Fontana · United States | 34 °C | 4.8 °C | 464 mm | 180 |
Where Pomona ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in November | 3rdof 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in April | 4thof 50 | 95/100 |
| Places with the best weather in North America in May | 10thof 50 | 95/100 |
| The driest places in North America in August | 13thof 50 | 0.9 mm |
| Places with the best weather in North America year-round | 17thof 50 | 86/100 |
| The driest places in North America in July | 21stof 50 | 1.9 mm |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Pomona.
QuestionsCommon questions about Pomona’s climate
When is the best time to visit Pomona?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Pomona get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 89 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 6.4 °C in December, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Pomona?
February, averaging 99 mm over 7 days with rain. The driest month is August with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 411 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Pomona rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.