Placentia, CA

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

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Placentia has an annual average temperature of 67.7°F with about 13.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 88.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 48.2°F). January is typically the wettest month (3.16 in) and August the driest (0.01 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
18°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
540
Cooling need
1,527

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

134 of 366 (36.6%) of Placentia'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
3
1990s
68
2000s
112
2010s
123
2020s
60

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 71.0°F 48.9°F 59.9°F 3.16 in 6
February 71.0°F 49.3°F 60.2°F 3.05 in 6
March 73.7°F 51.4°F 62.6°F 1.80 in 5
April 76.6°F 54.1°F 65.3°F 0.70 in 3
May 78.0°F 58.2°F 68.1°F 0.41 in 2
June 81.7°F 61.7°F 71.7°F 0.11 in 1
July 86.8°F 65.6°F 76.2°F 0.11 in 1
August 88.8°F 66.0°F 77.4°F 0.01 in 0
September 87.8°F 64.1°F 75.9°F 0.15 in 1
October 83.4°F 59.3°F 71.3°F 0.62 in 2
November 76.8°F 53.0°F 64.9°F 1.01 in 3
December 70.6°F 48.2°F 59.4°F 2.39 in 6

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