Mission Viejo, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAGUNA BEACH, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mission Viejo has an annual average temperature of 63.1°F with about 12.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 81.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 43.8°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.39 in) and August the driest (0.02 in).

Pleasant months
5 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
15.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,263
Cooling need
564

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Mission Viejo'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.

1920s
5
1930s
52
1940s
37
1950s
36
1960s
36
1970s
42
1980s
71
1990s
38
2000s
49

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 68.4°F 44.2°F 56.3°F 2.78 in 6
February 67.8°F 44.8°F 56.3°F 3.39 in 7
March 69.3°F 47.9°F 58.6°F 1.62 in 4
April 72.5°F 50.1°F 61.3°F 0.80 in 3
May 74.5°F 54.5°F 64.5°F 0.20 in 1
June 76.0°F 57.8°F 66.9°F 0.11 in 1
July 79.5°F 60.1°F 69.8°F 0.11 in 0
August 81.2°F 61.2°F 71.2°F 0.02 in 0
September 81.0°F 58.5°F 69.7°F 0.16 in 1
October 77.2°F 55.1°F 66.2°F 0.49 in 2
November 72.2°F 48.5°F 60.3°F 1.13 in 3
December 67.3°F 43.8°F 55.6°F 1.87 in 4

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