Scotts Valley, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BEN LOMOND #4, CA US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Scotts Valley has an annual average temperature of 60.5°F with about 49.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 89.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 36.8°F). December is typically the wettest month (10.43 in) and July the driest (0.01 in).

Annual swing
20°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,106
Cooling need
468

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

154 of 366 (42.1%) of Scotts Valley'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.

1970s
39
1980s
34
1990s
37
2000s
41
2010s
148
2020s
67

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 64.6°F 37.4°F 51.0°F 10.42 in 12
February 66.9°F 38.9°F 52.9°F 9.68 in 0.1 in 12
March 70.6°F 40.5°F 55.6°F 7.00 in 10
April 75.0°F 41.9°F 58.5°F 3.28 in 7
May 79.6°F 45.7°F 62.6°F 1.24 in 4
June 85.5°F 48.6°F 67.1°F 0.24 in 2
July 87.9°F 51.2°F 69.6°F 0.01 in 0
August 89.5°F 51.0°F 70.2°F 0.04 in 1
September 88.6°F 48.9°F 68.7°F 0.12 in 1
October 83.0°F 44.2°F 63.6°F 2.17 in 4
November 71.3°F 39.6°F 55.4°F 5.00 in 8
December 63.7°F 36.8°F 50.2°F 10.43 in 12

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