East Palo Alto, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PALO ALTO, CA US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

East Palo Alto has an annual average temperature of 58.5°F with about 15.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 79.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 38.6°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.18 in) and July the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
19.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,544
Cooling need
195

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

16 of 366 (4.4%) of East Palo Alto'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.

1950s
67
1960s
48
1970s
77
1980s
53
1990s
42
2000s
47
2010s
32

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 57.8°F 39.0°F 48.4°F 2.95 in 10
February 60.7°F 41.3°F 51.0°F 3.18 in 10
March 65.5°F 43.6°F 54.6°F 2.19 in 8
April 69.6°F 45.3°F 57.4°F 0.97 in 5
May 73.3°F 49.5°F 61.4°F 0.44 in 3
June 78.5°F 52.7°F 65.6°F 0.10 in 1
July 79.4°F 55.7°F 67.6°F 0.00 in 0
August 78.7°F 55.3°F 67.0°F 0.03 in 0
September 79.6°F 53.0°F 66.3°F 0.07 in 1
October 74.0°F 48.4°F 61.2°F 0.64 in 3
November 63.7°F 42.5°F 53.1°F 1.60 in 6
December 57.6°F 38.6°F 48.1°F 2.95 in 10

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