Atherton, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from REDWOOD CITY, CA US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Atherton has an annual average temperature of 59.4°F with about 19 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 40.2°F). December is typically the wettest month (3.92 in) and July the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
19.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,346
Cooling need
315

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

59 of 366 (16.1%) of Atherton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s
0
1910s
0
1930s
47
1940s
31
1950s
33
1960s
38
1970s
54
1980s
39
1990s
21
2000s
26
2010s
41
2020s
36

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 58.9°F 40.5°F 49.7°F 3.81 in 9
February 61.9°F 42.5°F 52.2°F 3.65 in 9
March 65.3°F 44.6°F 54.9°F 3.02 in 9
April 68.5°F 46.5°F 57.5°F 1.15 in 5
May 72.9°F 50.4°F 61.6°F 0.46 in 3
June 78.8°F 53.6°F 66.2°F 0.16 in 1
July 81.0°F 56.6°F 68.8°F 0.00 in 0
August 80.8°F 56.5°F 68.7°F 0.04 in 0
September 79.3°F 54.3°F 66.8°F 0.07 in 1
October 74.6°F 49.8°F 62.2°F 0.87 in 3
November 64.7°F 43.9°F 54.3°F 1.87 in 6
December 58.6°F 40.2°F 49.4°F 3.92 in 9

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