Fort Bragg, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT BRAGG 5 N, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fort Bragg has an annual average temperature of 51.5°F with about 43.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 65.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 39.8°F). December is typically the wettest month (8.66 in) and July the driest (0.07 in).

Annual swing
11.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,845
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Fort Bragg'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
31
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
23
1940s
53
1950s
17
1960s
37
1970s
16
1980s
47
1990s
58
2000s
36
2010s
32
2020s
16

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 51.6°F 40.3°F 45.9°F 7.66 in 16
February 53.8°F 40.5°F 47.1°F 7.27 in 14
March 55.0°F 41.0°F 48.0°F 6.43 in 15
April 57.2°F 42.4°F 49.8°F 3.60 in 11
May 60.1°F 45.1°F 52.6°F 1.57 in 7
June 63.0°F 47.3°F 55.2°F 0.74 in 3
July 65.0°F 49.0°F 57.0°F 0.07 in 2
August 65.2°F 49.7°F 57.4°F 0.10 in 3
September 64.7°F 48.7°F 56.7°F 0.25 in 4
October 61.5°F 46.1°F 53.8°F 2.26 in 7
November 55.9°F 42.6°F 49.3°F 4.55 in 13
December 51.5°F 39.8°F 45.7°F 8.66 in 17

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