Salinas, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALINAS MUNICIPAL AP, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Salinas has an annual average temperature of 58.1°F with about 12.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 74.4°F), and the coldest is December (average low 40.6°F). January is typically the wettest month (2.63 in) and July the driest (0.01 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →54 of 366 (14.8%) of Salinas'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.
| 1930s | 51 | |
| 1940s | 32 | |
| 1950s | 35 | |
| 1960s | 33 | |
| 1970s | 30 | |
| 1980s | 52 | |
| 1990s | 28 | |
| 2000s | 36 | |
| 2010s | 37 | |
| 2020s | 32 |
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 | 62.3°F | 41.6°F | 51.9°F | 2.63 in | — | 9 |
| February | 63.3°F | 42.9°F | 53.1°F | 2.42 in | — | 9 |
| March | 65.5°F | 44.5°F | 55.0°F | 2.06 in | — | 9 |
| April | 67.1°F | 46.4°F | 56.7°F | 0.95 in | — | 6 |
| May | 68.3°F | 50.3°F | 59.3°F | 0.38 in | — | 3 |
| June | 70.3°F | 52.9°F | 61.6°F | 0.07 in | — | 1 |
| July | 70.7°F | 55.0°F | 62.9°F | 0.01 in | — | 0 |
| August | 72.4°F | 55.5°F | 64.0°F | 0.03 in | — | 1 |
| September | 74.4°F | 54.0°F | 64.2°F | 0.05 in | — | 1 |
| October | 73.7°F | 49.6°F | 61.6°F | 0.60 in | — | 3 |
| November | 67.7°F | 44.4°F | 56.1°F | 1.26 in | — | 6 |
| December | 61.6°F | 40.6°F | 51.1°F | 2.12 in | — | 8 |
Climate twins of Salinas
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