Imperial Beach, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from IMPERIAL BEACH REAM FLD NAS, CA US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Imperial Beach has an annual average temperature of 62.3°F with about 8.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 75.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 46.3°F). February is typically the wettest month (2.10 in) and August the driest (0.03 in).

Pleasant months
9 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
13.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,332
Cooling need
375

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

59 of 366 (16.1%) of Imperial Beach'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.

1940s
8
1950s
15
1960s
26
1970s
59
1980s
64
1990s
19
2000s
60
2010s
105
2020s
10

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 67.1°F 47.4°F 57.2°F 1.69 in
February 65.4°F 47.6°F 56.5°F 2.10 in
March 65.9°F 51.3°F 58.6°F 1.85 in
April 66.6°F 52.5°F 59.6°F 0.59 in
May 68.1°F 56.6°F 62.4°F 0.10 in
June 70.2°F 60.2°F 65.2°F 0.08 in
July 73.2°F 63.8°F 68.5°F 0.33 in
August 75.2°F 65.0°F 70.1°F 0.03 in
September 75.0°F 62.4°F 68.7°F 0.14 in
October 73.3°F 56.3°F 64.8°F 0.42 in
November 69.9°F 50.4°F 60.2°F 0.80 in
December 66.2°F 46.3°F 56.3°F 0.45 in

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