Watsonville, CA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WATSONVILLE WTR WKS, CA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Watsonville has an annual average temperature of 57.6°F with about 22.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is September (average high 74.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 39.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (4.51 in) and July the driest (0.01 in).
Best time to visit Watsonville
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →55 of 366 (15%) of Watsonville'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.
| 1900s | 0 | |
| 1910s | 65 | |
| 1920s | 14 | |
| 1930s | 24 | |
| 1940s | 20 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 25 | |
| 1980s | 37 | |
| 1990s | 23 | |
| 2000s | 30 | |
| 2010s | 59 | |
| 2020s | 20 |
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 | 62.0°F | 39.9°F | 51.0°F | 4.43 in | — | 11 |
| February | 63.4°F | 41.5°F | 52.4°F | 4.49 in | — | 11 |
| March | 65.1°F | 43.4°F | 54.3°F | 3.59 in | — | 10 |
| April | 67.5°F | 45.3°F | 56.4°F | 1.62 in | — | 6 |
| May | 69.0°F | 48.9°F | 59.0°F | 0.58 in | — | 3 |
| June | 71.2°F | 51.6°F | 61.4°F | 0.14 in | — | 1 |
| July | 71.1°F | 54.1°F | 62.6°F | 0.01 in | — | 1 |
| August | 72.4°F | 54.5°F | 63.4°F | 0.03 in | — | 1 |
| September | 74.2°F | 52.8°F | 63.5°F | 0.06 in | — | 1 |
| October | 73.7°F | 48.7°F | 61.2°F | 0.96 in | — | 3 |
| November | 67.8°F | 43.2°F | 55.5°F | 2.25 in | — | 7 |
| December | 61.8°F | 39.3°F | 50.6°F | 4.51 in | — | 10 |
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