2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Garden Grove, CA vs Carmel Valley Village, CA

Highlights

On average, there are 265 sunny days per year in Carmel Valley Village. Garden Grove averages 275 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carmel Valley Village, California gets 20.9 inches of rain, on average, per year. Garden Grove, California gets 13.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Carmel Valley Village averages 0.1 inches of snow per year. Garden Grove averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Carmel Valley Village, California
Summer High: the July high is around 71.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 41.5
Rain: averages 20.9 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.1 inches of snow a year

Garden Grove, California
Summer High: the July high is around 82.2 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 46.3
Rain: averages 13.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Carmel Valley Village is 8.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Garden Grove is 9.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

Today's Weather - Garden Grove, CA

64°F

Today's Weather - Carmel Valley Village, CA

63°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Garden Grove / Carmel Valley Village

August is the hottest month for Garden Grove with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Garden Grove, there are 9 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Garden Grove are October, June and May.

September is the hottest month for Carmel Valley Village with an average high temperature of 74.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in California. In Carmel Valley Village, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carmel Valley Village are September, August and October.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Garden Grove with an average of 45.8°. This is one of the warmest places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carmel Valley Village with an average of 41.2°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In Garden Grove, there are 19.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

In Carmel Valley Village, there are 6.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

In Garden Grove, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in California.

In Carmel Valley Village, there are 4.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In Garden Grove, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

In Carmel Valley Village, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

February is the wettest month in Garden Grove with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 60% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.3 inches in Garden Grove means that it is drier than most places in California.


January is the wettest month in Carmel Valley Village with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 57% of yearly precipitation and 0% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.9 inches in Carmel Valley Village means that it is about average compared to other places in California.

February is the rainiest month in Garden Grove with 6.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.4 rainy days. There are 36.4 rainy days annually in Garden Grove, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 50% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 4% chance of a rainy day.

February is the rainiest month in Carmel Valley Village with 11.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.2 rainy days. There are 69.7 rainy days annually in Carmel Valley Village, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 46% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 6% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Garden Grove, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Carmel Valley Village means that it is snowier than most places in California.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Garden Grove.

March is the snowiest month in Carmel Valley Village with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.