La Habra Heights, CA Climate

La Habra Heights, CA enjoys a Mediterranean climate characterized by mild winters and hot summers. Temperatures rarely dip below freezing in the winter, with average lows in the 40s and highs in the mid-60s. The summer months tend to be quite hot with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s on a regular basis. Rainfall is generally sparse throughout the year, with an average of less than 10 inches per year falling evenly throughout most months. Despite this low level of precipitation, humidity levels remain relatively low due to frequent coastal breezes that help keep temperatures from becoming too uncomfortable.

La Habra Heights, California gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Habra Heights averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 287 sunny days per year in La Habra Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Habra Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 32 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 46
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.6 Summer - 8.8 Winter

June, May and October are the most pleasant months in La Habra Heights, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	La Habra Heights, California	United States
	14.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	32.3 days	106.2 days
	287 days	205 days
	85.3°	85.8°
	45.9°	21.7°
	9.3	7
	6.2	4.3
	738 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 La Habra Heights with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in California. In La Habra Heights, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Habra Heights are May, June and October.

In La Habra Heights, there are 35.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Habra Heights with an average of 45.5°. This is one of the warmest places in California.

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

In La Habra Heights, 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 La Habra Heights 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.

February is the wettest month in La Habra Heights with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 61% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 14.3 inches in La Habra Heights means that it is drier than most places in California.

January is the rainiest month in La Habra Heights with 6.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.3 rainy days. There are 32.3 rainy days annually in La Habra Heights, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 53% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 3% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in La Habra Heights, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in La Habra Heights.