Capitola, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANTA CRUZ, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Capitola
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