Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Shafter, CA. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Shafter typically feels like a pleasant spring day, with average highs around 73° and lows near 45°. The date has seen wild swings over 121 years of records, from a scorching 92° in 1961 down to a hard freeze at 28° back in 1918. Rain is unlikely — just a 12% chance — so expect mostly dry skies.
Shafter sits in California's Central Valley, and the numbers reflect it: temperatures have reached a brutal 116° in July and plunged to 12° in January, a nearly 105-degree spread between extremes. The wettest single day on record dumped 2.89 inches in March 1982, and the valley even saw 3 inches of snow on a January day in 1999.
Summers here are serious — highs average 101° in late July and stay above 90° from June through September, making this one of the hotter corners of California. Winters are mild but cool, with January highs only reaching the mid-50s. If you're chasing rain, aim for early February, the wettest stretch of the year, though even then totals are modest.