Solana Beach, CA

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Solana Beach has an annual average temperature of 62.5°F with about 11.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 75.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 47.3°F). February is typically the wettest month (2.64 in) and August the driest (0.03 in).

Pleasant months
8 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
14.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,368
Cooling need
465

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

145 of 366 (39.6%) of Solana Beach'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.

1990s
17
2000s
142
2010s
141
2020s
66

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 65.0°F 47.8°F 56.4°F 2.49 in 7
February 64.0°F 48.5°F 56.3°F 2.64 in 8
March 64.5°F 50.8°F 57.6°F 1.61 in 7
April 66.3°F 53.3°F 59.8°F 0.88 in 5
May 67.6°F 57.4°F 62.5°F 0.28 in 3
June 69.9°F 60.3°F 65.1°F 0.06 in 1
July 74.2°F 64.1°F 69.2°F 0.08 in 1
August 75.8°F 65.3°F 70.5°F 0.03 in 1
September 75.7°F 63.6°F 69.6°F 0.11 in 2
October 73.3°F 58.9°F 66.1°F 0.50 in 4
November 69.5°F 52.1°F 60.8°F 0.99 in 6
December 64.6°F 47.3°F 56.0°F 1.72 in 8

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