Rosamond has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 98°F and Jan lows near 31°F, and about 7.4 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $288k.
Explore Rosamond on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (7.4 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Rosamond, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 5°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (7.3 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Rosamond, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Sierra Nevada), not the plateau setting of Rosamond, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snow43% more rain (11 in vs 7.4 in), spread through the year, unlike Rosamond's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, not the plateau setting of Rosamond, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.
Rain & snow37% more rain (10 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Rosamond, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (both the Sierra Nevada), not the plateau setting of Rosamond, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (6.2 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Rosamond, a dusting of snow possible.
SceneryDesert where Rosamond is dry, golden landscape, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home, not the plateau setting of Rosamond, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 8°F milder.
Rain & snow36% more rain (10 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Rosamond, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Sierra Nevada), not the plateau setting of Rosamond, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59° | 31° | 1.5 |
| Feb | 62° | 35° | 1.8 |
| Mar | 67° | 39° | 1.1 |
| Apr | 73° | 45° | 0.4 |
| May | 82° | 54° | 0.1 |
| Jun | 91° | 61° | 0.0 |
| Jul | 98° | 67° | 0.1 |
| Aug | 98° | 64° | 0.1 |
| Sep | 91° | 57° | 0.2 |
| Oct | 79° | 46° | 0.4 |
| Nov | 67° | 36° | 0.6 |
| Dec | 58° | 30° | 1.1 |