Novato, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAN RAFAEL CIVIC CTR, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Novato has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 34.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 42.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (7.81 in) and July the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
18.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,262
Cooling need
288

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

56 of 366 (15.3%) of Novato'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
7
1900s
7
1940s
9
1950s
61
1960s
63
1970s
56
1980s
35
1990s
26
2000s
23
2010s
38
2020s
41

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 56.9°F 42.6°F 49.8°F 7.13 in 13
February 61.1°F 44.0°F 52.5°F 6.94 in 11
March 64.8°F 45.5°F 55.2°F 4.42 in 10
April 67.8°F 47.5°F 57.7°F 1.99 in 6
May 72.0°F 50.6°F 61.3°F 0.94 in 3
June 77.9°F 53.5°F 65.7°F 0.15 in 1
July 80.9°F 54.9°F 67.9°F 0.00 in 0
August 81.3°F 55.5°F 68.4°F 0.05 in 0
September 80.7°F 54.4°F 67.6°F 0.07 in 1
October 74.9°F 51.4°F 63.2°F 1.46 in 4
November 64.6°F 46.0°F 55.3°F 3.49 in 7
December 57.1°F 42.1°F 49.6°F 7.81 in 12

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