Sunnyvale, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, CA US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sunnyvale has an annual average temperature of 59.9°F with about 13.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 77.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 42.1°F). February is typically the wettest month (2.90 in) and July the driest (0.00 in).

Pleasant months
6 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
17.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,097
Cooling need
270

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of Sunnyvale'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.

1940s
9
1950s
36
1960s
29
1970s
45
1980s
73
1990s
39
2000s
65
2010s
59
2020s
11

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 59.0°F 42.4°F 50.7°F 2.49 in 11
February 61.8°F 44.5°F 53.1°F 2.90 in 11
March 65.0°F 46.7°F 55.8°F 2.04 in 10
April 68.0°F 48.9°F 58.4°F 0.98 in 6
May 71.7°F 52.5°F 62.1°F 0.43 in 3
June 75.9°F 55.7°F 65.8°F 0.10 in 1
July 76.9°F 58.5°F 67.7°F 0.00 in 0
August 76.9°F 59.0°F 68.0°F 0.01 in 0
September 77.7°F 57.3°F 67.5°F 0.07 in 1
October 74.1°F 53.1°F 63.6°F 0.56 in 4
November 65.5°F 46.3°F 55.9°F 1.36 in 9
December 58.9°F 42.1°F 50.5°F 2.51 in 11

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