Oceanside, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OCEANSIDE MUNI AP, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Oceanside has an annual average temperature of 61°F with about 11.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 78.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 39.8°F). February is typically the wettest month (2.90 in) and August the driest (0.04 in).

Pleasant months
6 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
17.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,848
Cooling need
405

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

174 of 366 (47.5%) of Oceanside'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.

1990s
6
2000s
125
2010s
150
2020s
85

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 66.7°F 40.5°F 53.6°F 2.37 in 6
February 66.0°F 42.1°F 54.1°F 2.90 in 9
March 66.3°F 46.2°F 56.2°F 1.68 in 8
April 68.9°F 47.6°F 58.3°F 0.87 in 5
May 69.8°F 54.4°F 62.1°F 0.30 in 4
June 72.7°F 58.2°F 65.5°F 0.11 in 2
July 76.5°F 62.1°F 69.3°F 0.05 in 1
August 78.3°F 62.1°F 70.2°F 0.04 in 1
September 77.8°F 59.2°F 68.5°F 0.13 in 2
October 75.0°F 52.6°F 63.8°F 0.64 in 5
November 70.9°F 43.8°F 57.4°F 0.79 in 6
December 66.1°F 39.8°F 52.9°F 1.98 in 7

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