Solvang, CA

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

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Solvang has an annual average temperature of 60.1°F with about 21.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 93.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 33.4°F). February is typically the wettest month (5.29 in) and August the driest (0.00 in).

Annual swing
20.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,223
Cooling need
456

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

114 of 366 (31.1%) of Solvang'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.

1950s
23
1960s
21
1970s
27
1980s
45
1990s
47
2000s
64
2010s
76
2020s
63

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 67.2°F 34.2°F 50.7°F 4.89 in 8
February 68.1°F 35.4°F 51.8°F 5.29 in 9
March 71.2°F 37.8°F 54.5°F 3.61 in 7
April 75.7°F 39.3°F 57.5°F 1.31 in 4
May 79.8°F 42.8°F 61.3°F 0.54 in 2
June 86.2°F 45.3°F 65.8°F 0.06 in 0
July 92.1°F 47.8°F 69.9°F 0.01 in 0
August 93.2°F 48.5°F 70.9°F 0.00 in 0
September 90.6°F 46.7°F 68.6°F 0.08 in 1
October 84.2°F 43.1°F 63.6°F 0.80 in 3
November 74.8°F 38.0°F 56.4°F 1.24 in 4
December 66.8°F 33.4°F 50.1°F 3.30 in 7

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