Tehachapi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), with Jul highs around 86°F and Jan lows near 32°F, and about 11 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $311k.
Explore Tehachapi on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 8°F colder.
Rain & snow57% more rain (18 in vs 11 in), spread through the year, unlike Tehachapi's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which Tehachapi lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 8°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (12 in vs 11 in), falling mostly in winter, like Tehachapi, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snow30% more rain and snow (15 in vs 11 in), spread through the year, unlike Tehachapi's winter rains, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which Tehachapi lacks, not the plateau setting of Tehachapi, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 9°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (9.6 in vs 11 in), falling mostly in winter, like Tehachapi, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Sierra Nevada), which Tehachapi lacks, not the plateau setting of Tehachapi, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowAbout twice the rain (22 in vs 11 in), spread through the year, unlike Tehachapi's winter rains, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snow28% more rain and snow (15 in vs 11 in), falling mostly in winter, like Tehachapi, some winter snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Tehachapi is dry, golden landscape, big mountains nearby (the Cascade Range), which Tehachapi lacks, not the plateau setting of Tehachapi, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52° | 32° | 1.6 |
| Feb | 53° | 33° | 2.0 |
| Mar | 57° | 36° | 2.1 |
| Apr | 61° | 39° | 0.8 |
| May | 71° | 46° | 0.5 |
| Jun | 78° | 53° | 0.1 |
| Jul | 86° | 60° | 0.1 |
| Aug | 85° | 58° | 0.2 |
| Sep | 80° | 52° | 0.1 |
| Oct | 70° | 43° | 0.7 |
| Nov | 58° | 36° | 1.4 |
| Dec | 51° | 31° | 1.8 |