Merced, CA: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 49.1°F in Merced, CA, the warmest winter since 2025, tied 15th warmest of 118 (with 1913).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 49.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 15th warmest of 118
Precipitation: 4.27 in; Driest since 2025; 32nd driest of 112

A normal winter in Merced, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 47.3°F, between 45.8°F and 49.6°F in eight years of ten and 6.65 in of precipitation, between 2.46 in and 10.06 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Merced, CA since 1900: 49.1°F in 2026; the highest is 51.7°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 45.8 to 49.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Merced, CA from 1900 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	49.1	15	57.3	58	40.8	6	4.27	80	0
2025	50.6	4	62.2	4	38.9	24	3.45	98	1
2024	51.7	1	61.5	8	41.9	2	9.46	21	1
2023	47.1	59	56.1	76	38.1	38	14.69	2	0
2022	48.1	38	60.2	14	35.9	80	3.88	88	0
2021	48.3	32	60.1	17	36.5	67	4.84	70	0
2020	49.6	9	60.8	12	38.5	32	3.51	93	0
2019	48.2	34	57.6	51	38.7	30	7.18	36	0
2018	48.7	23	61.2	9	36.1	76	1.68	108	0
2017	47.8	44	56.7	65	38.8	28	11.03	12	0
2016	48.9	18	59.1	30	38.7	30	6.51	47	0
2015	51.4	2	60.8	12	41.9	2	4.46	77	2
2014	48.3	32	62	5	34.7	96	2.25	107	3
2013	47.1	59	57.9	49	36.3	70	4.38	79	0
2012	46.8	69	60.1	17	33.4	107	1.48	110	1
2011	47.2	55	55.5	92	39	21	7.06	37	0
2010	47.1	59	55	102	39.2	17	8.49	30	0
2009	47	64	56.7	65	37.2	52	5.36	59	0
2008	45.6	94	55.3	95	35.9	80	7.05	38	0
2007	45	103	56.6	71	33.4	107	4.20	83	0
2006	48.8	21	58.5	37	39.1	18	2.57	103	0
2005	47.4	50	54.5	109	40.3	9	9.95	18	1
2004	47.1	59	55.4	93	38.8	28	7.80	34	1
2003	48	41	57	59	38.9	24	5.56	56	0
2002	46.1	88	55.2	98	37	55	4.54	76	1
2001	45.8	90	55.8	84	35.9	80	5.61	54	2
2000	48.2	34	58.8	35	37.6	48	8.24	32	2
1999	44	113	53.4	115	34.7	96	5.28	62	5
1998	48	41	56.7	65	39.6	13	12.62	4	6
1997	49.7	6	58.7	36	40.8	6	9.33	24	4
1996	51.3	3	60.2	14	42.4	1	9.83	19	1
1995	49.6	9	57.5	52	41.5	4	8.00	33	3
1994	46.9	67	56.9	61	37	55	6.89	41	1
1993	47.2	55	56.7	65	37.7	46	11.58	7	4
1992	46.7	70	56.7	65	36.6	64	6.79	42	0
1991	47	64	59.9	21	34	104	2.48	105	0
1990	45	103	55.8	84	34.2	102	3.82	89	0
1989			56.3	72			4.62	73	55
1988	48.6	26	60.2	14	36.8	60	4.93	67	3
1987									34
1986	48.6	26	56.9	61	39.9	12	5.90	51	3
1985	45.7	92	54.7	103	36.7	61	3.26	101	2
1984	48.4	29	58.5	37	38.2	34	4.63	71	2
1983	46.6	75	55.3	95	38	41	11.02	13	3
1982	47.8	44	57.5	52	38	41	4.27	80	3
1981	49	17	59.7	24	38.4	33	4.97	66	4
1980	50.3	5	60	19	40.5	8	9.07	26	2
1979	44.2	111	54.3	110	34.1	103	8.43	31	0
1978	49.7	6	58	46	41.4	5	11.46	8	0
1977	45.4	98	57.5	52	33.3	110	1.52	109	0
1976	46.2	84	59.7	24	32.6	115	2.28	106	5
1975	45.3	100	55.6	91	34.9	94	6.63	46	1
1974	48.2	34	58.2	43	38.2	34	5.60	55	0
1973	45.9	89	55.7	89	36.1	76	9.42	22	1
1972	45.6	94	56.1	76	35	91	3.49	94	6
1971	46.7	70	56.7	65	36.6	64	2.53	104	4
1970	48.1	38	61.8	6	34.5	99	5.35	60	4
1969	45.7	92	54.7	103	36.9	57	14.93	1	2
1968	48.5	28	59.5	28	37.2	52	4.18	84	4
1967	46.7	70	55.3	95	38	41	6.01	50	2
1966	45.8	90	55.9	81	35.7	84	3.74	90	1
1965	48.7	23	58.2	43	39.3	14	5.88	52	0
1964	43.7	114	54.1	113	33.3	110	1.24	112	0
1963	48.1	38	59.5	28	36.7	61	6.73	45	3
1962	44.5	107	52.9	117	36.1	76	8.66	29	1
1961	46.3	81	56	79	36.7	61	3.47	97	4
1960	47.4	50	59.6	26	35.2	90	5.10	64	3
1959	48.7	23	61.2	9	36.1	76	5.07	65	4
1958	48.8	21	58.4	40	39.3	14	12.06	5	9
1957							3.66	91	11
1956									14
1955									14
1954	47.4	50	58.3	42	36.6	64	4.60	75	7
1953	49.5	12	60	19	39.1	18	4.86	69	1
1952	47.1	59	58	46	36.3	70	11.06	11	0
1951									19
1950	44.8	105	56	79	33.5	105	7.00	40	0
1949	41.3	118	52	120	30.7	117	4.62	73	9
1948	45.6	94	58.9	34	32.3	116	1.37	111	1
1947	44.5	107	53.1	116	35.8	83	3.40	99	1
1946	45.1	102	55.8	84	34.3	101	5.49	57	0
1945	46.2	84	56.1	76	36.2	74	4.44	78	1
1944	47.2	55	59.1	30	35.4	87	7.03	39	2
1943					36.2	74	4.87	68	32
1942	48.4	29	59.9	21	36.9	57	7.41	35	0
1941	49.6	9	59	33	40.3	9	11.95	6	1
1940	48.4	29	57.9	49	38.9	24	9.32	25	0
1939	45.6	94	55.8	84	35.3	88	3.90	87	0
1938	46.6	75	56.3	72	36.9	57	10.68	16	1
1937	42.8	116	52.3	118	33.3	110	8.71	28	1
1936	47.2	55	58.2	43	36.3	70	9.55	20	0
1935	46.2	84	54.2	111	38.1	38	6.79	42	0
1934			54.6	105			6.74	44	13
1933	42.5	117	52.3	118	33.3	110	5.35	60	7
1932	45.3	100	54.2	111	36.4	69	8.76	27	0
1931	46.4	80	57.4	57	35.6	85	4.23	82	1
1930	48.9	18	58.5	37	39	21	4.63	71	2
1929	44.1	112	53.6	114	34.4	100	3.92	86	3
1928	46.9	67	58.4	40	35.3	88	3.54	92	0
1927	48.2	34	57	59	39.3	14	5.81	53	0
1926	46.3	81	54.6	105	38	41	6.22	49	0
1925	47.7	46	56.2	74	39	21	5.23	63	2
1924	47.3	53	59.8	23	34.7	96			0
1923	46.5	77	55.7	89	37.3	49			0
1922	45.4	98	54.6	105	36.3	70	12.67	3	0
1921	47.5	48	55.9	81	39.1	18			0
1920	46.5	77	58	46	35	91			2
1919	44.7	106	55.9	81	33.5	105			0
1918	47	64	57.5	52	36.5	67			0
1917	44.3	109	55.2	98	33.4	107			0
1916	47.9	43	56.9	61	38.9	24	11.18	10	0
1915	46.7	70	55.4	93	38.1	38	10.69	15	4
1914	49.5	12	59.1	30	40	11	9.41	23	2
1913	49.1	15	63.3	2	34.8	95	3.34	100	0
1912	47.3	53	59.6	26	35	91			1
1911	47.5	48	56.8	64	38.2	34	10.23	17	1
1910	49.5	12	61.8	6	37.3	49			1
1909	46.5	77	55.8	84	37.3	49	10.93	14	1
1908	46.2	84	55.1	101	37.2	52	6.40	48	4
1907	47.6	47	57.5	52	37.7	46	11.28	9	2
1906	48.9	18	62.3	3	35.5	86	5.41	58	1
1905	49.7	6	61	11	38.2	34	4.00	85	9
1904	46.7	70	65.4	1	28.1	119			3
1903	42.9	115	55.2	98	30.6	118	3.23	102	0
1902	44.3	109	56.2	74	32.7	114	3.49	94	3
1900	46.3	81	54.6	105	37.8	45	3.48	96	7

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	51.7
2015	51.4
1996	51.3
2025	50.6
1980	50.3
1997	49.7
1978	49.7
1905	49.7
2020	49.6
1995	49.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1949	41.3
1933	42.5
1937	42.8
1903	42.9
1964	43.7
1999	44
1929	44.1
1979	44.2
1917	44.3
1902	44.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1969	14.93
2023	14.69
1922	12.67
1998	12.62
1958	12.06
1941	11.95
1993	11.58
1978	11.46
1907	11.28
1916	11.18

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1964	1.24
1948	1.37
2012	1.48
1977	1.52
2018	1.68
2014	2.25
1976	2.28
1991	2.48
1971	2.53
2006	2.57

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 78°F; 28 February 2026
Coldest night: 29°F; 9 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.67 in; 16 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 4.27 in of precipitation in Merced, CA, the driest winter since 2025, tied 32nd driest of 112 (with 1982).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Merced, CA: 78°F on Saturday 28 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Merced, CA: a low of 29°F on Friday 9 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Merced, CA: 0.67 in on Monday 16 February 2026.