Avalon, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AVALON CATALINA AP, CA US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Avalon has an annual average temperature of 61.2°F with about 12.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 79.0°F), and the coldest is February (average low 49.2°F). January is typically the wettest month (3.04 in) and August the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
7 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
15.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,803
Cooling need
432

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

139 of 366 (38%) of Avalon'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.

1940s
21
1950s
26
1960s
67
1970s
0
2000s
74
2010s
102
2020s
76

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 61.8°F 50.2°F 56.0°F 3.04 in 7
February 60.2°F 49.2°F 54.7°F 2.83 in 8
March 61.4°F 49.2°F 55.3°F 1.67 in 7
April 63.9°F 50.1°F 57.0°F 0.78 in 6
May 67.0°F 52.0°F 59.5°F 0.36 in 5
June 69.8°F 54.8°F 62.3°F 0.21 in 5
July 76.7°F 59.3°F 68.0°F 0.08 in 3
August 79.0°F 62.2°F 70.6°F 0.01 in 1
September 78.3°F 62.7°F 70.5°F 0.12 in 2
October 72.6°F 58.0°F 65.3°F 0.48 in 5
November 66.7°F 53.7°F 60.2°F 0.97 in 6
December 60.3°F 49.4°F 54.9°F 2.22 in 8

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