Morro Bay, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MORRO BAY FIRE DEPT, CA US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Morro Bay has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 17 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is October (average high 72.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 46.2°F). January is typically the wettest month (3.64 in) and August the driest (0.02 in).

Pleasant months
7 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
8.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,965
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

31 of 366 (8.5%) of Morro Bay'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
11
1960s
55
1970s
49
1980s
84
1990s
49
2000s
42
2010s
76
2020s
0

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 65.1°F 46.4°F 55.7°F 3.64 in 0.1 in 7
February 65.4°F 47.8°F 56.6°F 3.62 in 8
March 66.0°F 48.6°F 57.3°F 3.19 in 7
April 67.3°F 49.2°F 58.3°F 0.99 in 4
May 66.9°F 51.7°F 59.3°F 0.42 in 2
June 66.4°F 53.6°F 60.0°F 0.20 in 0
July 67.2°F 56.5°F 61.8°F 0.07 in 0
August 69.7°F 56.8°F 63.2°F 0.02 in 0
September 71.5°F 56.0°F 63.7°F 0.09 in 1
October 72.5°F 54.4°F 63.5°F 0.68 in 2
November 69.1°F 50.2°F 59.7°F 1.33 in 3
December 64.6°F 46.2°F 55.4°F 2.75 in 7

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