Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Ridgecrest, CA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Ridgecrest typically lands right in the sweet spot of spring, with average highs around 77° and lows near 46°. The date has seen some wild swings though — a scorching 95° in 1989 and a freezing 30° low in 2009. Rain is essentially a non-event, with just a 2% chance of any precipitation.
Ridgecrest plays in extremes — the all-time high of 119° in July 1988 puts it among the hottest places ever recorded in the US, while a 6° low in January 1963 proves the desert doesn't mess around in winter either. Even rainfall comes in bursts: a single August day in 2023 dropped 4.33 inches, more than many months combined.
Ridgecrest runs hot for a long stretch, with highs climbing to 87° by May, peaking at 104° in mid-July, and staying above 95° through September. If you're heat-averse, January through March is your window, with highs in the 60s and low 70s. The wettest period is late February, though even then you're only looking at about 0.18 inches in a week.