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United States / California / Eureka-Arcata Metro Area / Humboldt County / Benbow / Zip Codes
Benbow, CA has a mild Mediterranean climate that is characterized by dry hot summers and cool wet winters. The average summer temperature is between 68-88°F and the average winter temperature is between 46-61°F. Rainfall is abundant in winter months but sparse in summer months. Summers are generally sunny with warm days and cool nights. Winters tend to be cloudy, foggy, and damp with occasional showers. The area also receives occasional snowfall during the winter months making it a great destination for winter sports enthusiasts.

Benbow, California gets 67 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Benbow averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Benbow. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Benbow gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 67 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Benbow is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in California.

9.3 Summer - 6.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Benbow, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBenbow, CaliforniaUnited States
  67.3 in.38.1 in.
  0.2 in.27.8 in.
  95.0 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  79.3°85.8°
  40.1°21.7°
  7.97
  54.3
  440 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Benbow with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Benbow, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Benbow are September, July and August.
In Benbow, there are 18.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Benbow with an average of 39.7°. This is warmer than most places in California.
In Benbow, there are 16.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.
In Benbow, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.
Humidity in Benbow is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
December is the wettest month in Benbow with 13.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 53% of yearly precipitation and 2% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 67.3 inches in Benbow means that it is one of the wettest places in California.
January is the rainiest month in Benbow with 15.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.6 rainy days. There are 95.0 rainy days annually in Benbow, which is one of the rainiest places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 45% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 4% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.2 inches in Benbow means that it is snowier than most places in California. December is the snowiest month in Benbow with 0.2 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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