Lancaster, CA: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 67.9°F in Lancaster, CA, the warmest 1 January to 9 October on record, in 79 years since 1945 (1973 excluded: 282 of 282 days missing; 1974 excluded: 105 of 282 days missing; 2000 excluded: 35 of 283 days missing); provisional.

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 67.9°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 79, provisional
Precipitation: 3.19 in; Driest since 2022; 38th driest of 79

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Lancaster, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 66°F, between 64°F and 67.1°F in eight years of ten and 4.07 in of precipitation, between 1.47 in and 10.77 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Lancaster, CA since 1945: 67.9°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 64 to 67.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Lancaster, CA from 1945 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	67.9	1	83.3	2	52.5	2	3.19	42	0
2025	66.4	13	81.3	24	51.6	11	3.47	39	0
2024	67.1	6	81.8	16	52.4	5	6.83	16	0
2023	64.2	44	78.2	65	50.2	32	8.98	8	0
2022	67.8	2	83.8	1	51.9	9	1.65	64	1
2021	67.7	3	83.3	2	52	8	0.86	76	0
2020	66.4	13	82.3	8	50.5	27	5.50	23	0
2019	64.2	44	78.4	60	50	36	5.59	20	0
2018	67.1	6	82	12	52.2	6	2.76	45	0
2017	67.1	6	81.6	19	52.5	2	4.62	28	0
2016	67.3	4	82.7	5	51.9	9	2.53	49	0
2015	66.8	10	82.1	10	51.5	13	4.76	27	0
2014	67.1	6	82.6	6	51.5	13	2.35	52	0
2013	66.5	12	82.1	10	50.8	22	1.14	71	0
2012	66.7	11	82.9	4	50.5	27	1.74	61	0
2011	63.7	59	78.7	56	48.7	54	4.07	33	0
2010	63.9	55	78.5	58	49.3	46	6.86	15	0
2009	65.3	27	80.9	29	49.7	40	2.90	44	0
2008	66	21	81	28	50.9	20	4.31	32	4
2007	66.1	19	82	12	50.2	32	1.14	71	0
2006	65.2	30	80.8	30	49.5	43	3.61	38	0
2005	64.6	38	79.1	50	50.2	32	12.73	3	0
2004	66.3	15	81.9	15	50.7	24	2.17	55	0
2003	66.2	17	81.5	21	51	18	5.60	19	0
2002	65.4	26	81.8	16	48.9	50	0.59	79	0
2001	66.2	17	81.2	27	51.2	15	6.16	18	0
2000									35
1999	64	51	78	66	49.9	38	3.86	35	2
1998	62.3	78	74.7	79	49.7	40	12.20	4	4
1997	66.1	19	80	40	52.2	6	1.55	68	0
1996	67.2	5	81.3	24	53	1	2.50	50	0
1995	64	51	77.5	68	50.6	25	8.34	11	0
1994	65.3	27	79.5	47	51.1	16	2.96	43	0
1993	64	51	76.8	75	51.1	16	15.46	1	0
1992	65	33	78.3	64	51.6	11	10.41	6	2
1991	64.1	48	77.4	69	50.8	22	6.63	17	15
1990	64.7	36	78.7	56	50.6	25	1.61	66	0
1989	64.7	36	79.1	50	50.3	31	2.39	51	0
1988	64.3	40	79.4	48	49.1	49	3.83	36	0
1987	64.3	40	79.6	45	48.9	50	2.03	58	1
1986	64.8	34	79.1	50	50.4	29	4.97	25	0
1985	63.9	55	78.4	60	49.4	45	0.70	77	0
1984	65.6	23	80.3	35	50.9	20	1.00	73	0
1983	62.7	74	75.4	77	50	36	14.09	2	0
1982	62.6	76	75.3	78	49.9	38	7.96	12	0
1981	66.3	15	80.2	38	52.5	2	5.53	21	0
1980	63.7	59	76.9	74	50.4	29	9.79	7	0
1979	63.4	65	76.8	75	50.1	35	8.77	10	0
1978	64.1	48	77.2	70	51	18	11.33	5	0
1977	63.4	65	77.1	73	49.6	42	5.51	22	0
1976	62.9	73	77.2	70	48.6	56	3.81	37	0
1975	62.7	74	77.2	70	48.1	60	2.56	47	0
1974									105
1972	64.5	39	81.4	22	47.6	66	1.00	73	3
1971	63.1	69	79.8	43	46.5	77	1.18	70	0
1970	64.3	40	80.8	30	47.9	62	1.61	66	0
1969	64.1	48	79.9	41	48.3	59	7.02	14	0
1968	64	51	80.1	39	47.9	62	2.73	46	0
1967	63.1	69	78.9	53	47.3	71	4.60	29	1
1966	64.2	44	80.8	30	47.6	66	1.69	63	1
1965	62.3	78	77.9	67	46.6	75	3.36	40	0
1964	62.5	77	78.4	60	46.6	75	1.90	60	0
1963	63.3	67	78.5	58	48.1	60	4.39	31	0
1962	63.5	63	79.3	49	47.6	66	4.56	30	0
1961	65.1	31	81.6	19	48.4	58	0.62	78	1
1960	65.7	22	82.2	9	49.2	48	2.23	54	1
1959	65.6	23	81.4	22	49.5	43	2.54	48	5
1958	63.5	63	79.6	45	47.5	69	7.63	13	1
1957	63.6	61	78.4	60	48.7	54	4.96	26	4
1956	64.2	44	80.8	30	47.5	69	1.62	65	0
1955	63.1	69	78.8	54	47.3	71	3.32	41	6
1954	65.3	27	82	12	48.6	56	5.41	24	3
1953	63.6	61	80.7	34	46.5	77	0.91	75	2
1952	63.8	58	78.8	54	48.8	53	8.83	9	0
1951	65.5	25	81.8	16	49.3	46	1.94	59	0
1950	65.1	31	81.3	24	48.9	50	2.13	56	0
1949	63.9	55	79.9	41	47.9	62	2.11	57	9
1948	63.1	69	80.3	35	45.1	79	1.72	62	15
1947	64.8	34	82.6	6	46.8	73	1.44	69	14
1946	63.3	67	79.8	43	46.7	74	2.29	53	1
1945	64.3	40	80.3	35	47.8	65	3.93	34	6

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	67.9
2022	67.8
2021	67.7
2016	67.3
1996	67.2
2024	67.1
2018	67.1
2017	67.1
2014	67.1
2015	66.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1998	62.3
1965	62.3
1964	62.5
1982	62.6
1983	62.7
1975	62.7
1976	62.9
1971	63.1
1967	63.1
1955	63.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1993	15.46
1983	14.09
2005	12.73
1998	12.20
1978	11.33
1992	10.41
1980	9.79
2023	8.98
1952	8.83
1979	8.77

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2002	0.59
1961	0.62
1985	0.70
2021	0.86
1953	0.91
1984	1.00
1972	1.00
2013	1.14
2007	1.14
1971	1.18

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 107°F; 26 August 2026, 1 August 2026, 31 July 2026, 23 July 2026, 9 July 2026
Coldest night: 22°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.87 in; 1 January 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	46.2°F 18th warmest of 77	1.24 in 27th wettest of 78
February	50.6°F 12th warmest of 77	1.49 in 25th wettest of 80
March	62.4°F Warmest of 77	0.14 in 15th driest of 80
April	59°F 40th warmest of 80	a trace 13th driest of 80
May	68.3°F 23rd warmest of 81	a trace 29th driest of 81
June	77.4°F 22nd warmest of 80	0.00 in Driest of 81
July	84.4°F 20th warmest of 81	0.00 in Driest of 81
August	84.8°F 3rd warmest of 80	a trace 23rd wettest of 80
September	74.3°F 35th warmest of 81	0.32 in 13th wettest of 81
October so far	75.9°F 2nd warmest of 78	0.00 in Driest of 79

Hot days and freezes

Lancaster, CA has had 117 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, 12th most of 79.
Lancaster, CA has had 42 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2024, tied 23rd most of 79 (with 2012, 2001, 1967 and 1 other year).
Lancaster, CA has had 40 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 40th most of 79 (with 2023 and 1970).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Lancaster, CA came on Tuesday 28 April 2026, the latest since 2022, 8th latest of 79.

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
26 August	Warmest day	107°F	106°F 2001, 1950	Provisional
11 May	Warmest day	98°F	97°F 2006	Provisional
18 April	Coldest night	28°F	30°F 2018	Provisional
4 April	Coldest night	30°F	31°F 2009	Provisional
29 March	Warmest day	88°F	87°F 2015, 1969	Provisional
28 March	Warmest day	86°F	85°F 2015, 1953	Provisional
27 March	Warmest day	88°F	87°F 2015	Provisional
26 March	Warmest day	89°F	86°F 2022, 1988	Provisional
25 March	Warmest day	88°F	87°F 2022	Provisional
24 March	Warmest day	91°F	86°F 2022, 1956	Provisional
23 March	Warmest day	88°F	84°F 1990, 1956	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	95°F	89°F 2004	Provisional
19 March	Warmest day	93°F	87°F 2004	Provisional
18 March	Warmest day	93°F	85°F 2004	Provisional
17 March	Warmest day	90°F	88°F 2007	Provisional
28 February	Warmest day	84°F	81°F 1986	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 3.19 in of precipitation in Lancaster, CA, the driest 1 January to 9 October since 2022, 38th driest of 79.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Lancaster, CA: 107°F on Wednesday 26 August 2026, Saturday 1 August 2026, Friday 31 July 2026 and 2 other days.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Lancaster, CA: a low of 22°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Lancaster, CA: 0.87 in on Thursday 1 January 2026.