Capitola, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANTA CRUZ, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Capitola has an annual average temperature of 58.7°F with about 30.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 76.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 40.9°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.42 in) and July the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
14°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,292
Cooling need
6

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

31 of 366 (8.5%) of Capitola'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.

1890s
23
1900s
31
1910s
43
1920s
27
1930s
40
1940s
28
1950s
21
1960s
30
1970s
33
1980s
27
1990s
10
2000s
9
2010s
32
2020s
12

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 62.5°F 41.4°F 51.9°F 6.42 in 11
February 63.9°F 42.7°F 53.3°F 6.10 in 11
March 66.5°F 44.1°F 55.3°F 4.31 in 10
April 69.3°F 45.7°F 57.5°F 2.04 in 6
May 71.4°F 49.0°F 60.2°F 0.87 in 4
June 74.0°F 51.6°F 62.8°F 0.24 in 1
July 74.3°F 54.3°F 64.3°F 0.01 in 1
August 75.8°F 54.6°F 65.2°F 0.04 in 1
September 76.7°F 52.9°F 64.8°F 0.10 in 1
October 73.9°F 49.5°F 61.7°F 1.32 in 4
November 66.7°F 44.4°F 55.6°F 3.17 in 7
December 61.5°F 40.9°F 51.2°F 6.01 in 10

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