Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTEREY, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Carmel-by-the-Sea has an annual average temperature of 56.8°F with about 20.4 inches of precipitation per year and 0.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is September (average high 70.9°F), and the coldest is December (average low 44.2°F). January is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and July the driest (0.05 in). Snow typically falls from March through March.
Best time to visit Carmel-by-the-Sea
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →28 of 366 (7.7%) of Carmel-by-the-Sea'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 | |
| 1940s | 20 | |
| 1950s | 68 | |
| 1960s | 57 | |
| 1970s | 47 | |
| 1980s | 50 | |
| 1990s | 34 | |
| 2000s | 47 | |
| 2010s | 35 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 60.2°F | 44.7°F | 52.4°F | 4.35 in | — | 11 |
| February | 61.1°F | 45.2°F | 53.1°F | 3.99 in | — | 11 |
| March | 62.7°F | 45.9°F | 54.3°F | 3.32 in | 0.2 in | 10 |
| April | 63.3°F | 46.7°F | 55.0°F | 1.48 in | — | 6 |
| May | 63.7°F | 48.8°F | 56.3°F | 0.60 in | — | 5 |
| June | 66.1°F | 50.6°F | 58.4°F | 0.15 in | — | 2 |
| July | 67.2°F | 52.8°F | 60.0°F | 0.05 in | — | 3 |
| August | 68.7°F | 53.6°F | 61.2°F | 0.06 in | — | 2 |
| September | 70.9°F | 53.4°F | 62.1°F | 0.09 in | — | 2 |
| October | 70.8°F | 51.5°F | 61.1°F | 0.91 in | — | 4 |
| November | 64.4°F | 47.5°F | 55.9°F | 1.80 in | — | 8 |
| December | 58.7°F | 44.2°F | 51.5°F | 3.62 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Carmel-by-the-Sea
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