Rancho Mission Viejo, CA Climate

Rancho Mission Viejo, CA has a Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot, dry summers. The area is known for its consistent sunshine; on average it receives around 300 days of sunshine a year. The temperature rarely drops below freezing during the winter months and rarely rises above 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months. Rainfall is scarce, usually occurring between November and March. Overall, Rancho Mission Viejo has very mild weather year-round that makes it an ideal place to live for those who enjoy warm temperatures in both summer and winter.

Climate	Rancho Mission Viejo, California	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.