Petaluma, CA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Petaluma has an annual average temperature of 58°F with about 25.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 81.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 38.4°F). February is typically the wettest month (5.23 in) and July the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
18.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,670
Cooling need
153

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Petaluma'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
0
1910s
32
1920s
57
1930s
50
1940s
11
1950s
27
1960s
40
1970s
40
1980s
37
1990s
25
2000s
15
2010s
17
2020s
15

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 57.6°F 39.0°F 48.3°F 4.77 in 12
February 61.3°F 40.4°F 50.8°F 5.23 in 11
March 64.5°F 41.9°F 53.2°F 3.32 in 10
April 67.8°F 43.8°F 55.8°F 1.68 in 6
May 71.9°F 47.4°F 59.6°F 0.93 in 4
June 78.1°F 50.4°F 64.3°F 0.28 in 1
July 80.8°F 52.4°F 66.6°F 0.01 in 0
August 81.2°F 52.8°F 67.0°F 0.05 in 0
September 81.6°F 51.4°F 66.5°F 0.09 in 1
October 76.4°F 47.6°F 62.0°F 1.27 in 4
November 65.5°F 42.3°F 53.9°F 2.74 in 8
December 57.9°F 38.4°F 48.1°F 5.19 in 12

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