2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Gold Beach, OR vs Lompoc, CA

Highlights

On average, there are 285 sunny days per year in Lompoc. Gold Beach averages 192 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lompoc, California gets 16.4 inches of rain, on average, per year. Gold Beach, Oregon gets 87.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Lompoc averages 0 inches of snow per year. Gold Beach averages 0.2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Lompoc, California
Summer High: the July high is around 74.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40.3
Rain: averages 16.4 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Gold Beach, Oregon
Summer High: the July high is around 67.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 41.6
Rain: averages 87.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.2 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lompoc is 8.8 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gold Beach is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oregon.

Today's Weather - Gold Beach, OR

48°F

Today's Weather - Lompoc, CA

55°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Gold Beach / Lompoc

August is the hottest month for Gold Beach with an average high temperature of 68.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Oregon. In Gold Beach, there are 0 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gold Beach are August, September and July.

September is the hottest month for Lompoc with an average high temperature of 75.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in California. In Lompoc, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lompoc are September, August and October.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gold Beach with an average of 41.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Oregon.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lompoc with an average of 39.6°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In Gold Beach, there are 0.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Oregon.

In Lompoc, there are 6.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

In Gold Beach, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Oregon.

In Lompoc, there are 9.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

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

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

December is the wettest month in Gold Beach with 15.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 46% of yearly precipitation and 5% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 87.5 inches in Gold Beach means that it is one of the wettest places in Oregon.


February is the wettest month in Lompoc with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 59% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.4 inches in Lompoc means that it is about average compared to other places in California.

December is the rainiest month in Gold Beach with 19.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 146.2 rainy days annually in Gold Beach, which is about average compared to other places in Oregon. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 8% chance of a rainy day.

February is the rainiest month in Lompoc with 8.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.3 rainy days. There are 44.2 rainy days annually in Lompoc, 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 3% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Gold Beach means that it is one of the least snowy places in Oregon.

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

February is the snowiest month in Gold Beach with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Lompoc.