Monmouth, CA Climate


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Monmouth, CA has a Mediterranean climate with warm dry summers and cool wet winters. Average summer temperatures reach the mid-seventies during the day and night temperatures drop to the mid-fifties. Winters are mild with daytime highs in the low-fifties and night lows around forty degrees. Rainfall is common throughout most of the year, but it is heaviest during winter months, averaging around fifteen inches. Monmouth's proximity to the Pacific Ocean helps moderate temperatures, keeping them cool in the summer and relatively mild during winter months.

Monmouth, California gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 267 sunny days per year in Monmouth. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Monmouth gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 44 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 97 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Monmouth is 8.1 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

7.5 Summer - 7.4 Winter
October, May and April are the most pleasant months in Monmouth, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMonmouth, CaliforniaUnited States
  12.2 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  44.3 days106.2 days
  267 days205 days
  97.1°85.8°
  37.8°21.7°
  8.17
  5.34.3
  276 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.

July is the hottest month for Monmouth with an average high temperature of 97.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Monmouth, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Monmouth are October, April and May.
In Monmouth, there are 102.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Monmouth with an average of 37.4°. This is about average compared to other places in California.
In Monmouth, there are 14.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.
In Monmouth, 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 Monmouth 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 September.
March is the wettest month in Monmouth with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 51% of yearly precipitation and 2% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.2 inches in Monmouth means that it is drier than most places in California.
February is the rainiest month in Monmouth with 7.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 44.3 rainy days annually in Monmouth, 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 2% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Monmouth, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Monmouth.
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