Pacifica, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PACIFICA 4 SSE, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pacifica has an annual average temperature of 57.4°F with about 31.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 72.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 45.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (6.64 in) and July the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
5 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
11.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,736
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Pacifica'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.

1980s
109
1990s
108
2000s
132
2010s
17

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 58.1°F 45.3°F 51.7°F 6.14 in 11
February 60.1°F 46.0°F 53.1°F 6.48 in 12
March 61.4°F 46.1°F 53.8°F 4.45 in 10
April 63.9°F 47.6°F 55.7°F 2.36 in 6
May 66.9°F 49.4°F 58.2°F 1.00 in 4
June 68.8°F 50.8°F 59.8°F 0.25 in 2
July 69.4°F 52.3°F 60.8°F 0.01 in 0
August 71.0°F 53.3°F 62.2°F 0.08 in 1
September 72.3°F 53.4°F 62.9°F 0.11 in 2
October 70.1°F 52.3°F 61.2°F 1.50 in 4
November 64.1°F 49.7°F 56.9°F 2.86 in 7
December 58.8°F 46.2°F 52.5°F 6.64 in 11

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