Vista, CA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Vista has an annual average temperature of 62.7°F with about 13.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 80.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 45.0°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.12 in) and August the driest (0.03 in).

Pleasant months
5 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
17°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,437
Cooling need
624

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

55 of 366 (15%) of Vista'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
3
1960s
24
1970s
50
1980s
79
1990s
66
2000s
61
2010s
57
2020s
26

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 65.6°F 45.7°F 55.7°F 2.85 in 7
February 65.4°F 45.8°F 55.6°F 3.12 in 8
March 66.7°F 48.3°F 57.5°F 2.11 in 6
April 69.4°F 50.4°F 59.9°F 0.96 in 4
May 71.0°F 55.2°F 63.1°F 0.35 in 3
June 74.5°F 58.5°F 66.5°F 0.09 in 1
July 78.9°F 62.2°F 70.5°F 0.10 in 1
August 80.7°F 63.2°F 71.9°F 0.03 in 0
September 80.5°F 61.2°F 70.8°F 0.16 in 1
October 76.0°F 56.2°F 66.1°F 0.59 in 2
November 71.1°F 49.7°F 60.4°F 1.09 in 4
December 64.8°F 45.0°F 54.9°F 1.94 in 6

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