El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), CA Climate

El Sobrante, located in Contra Costa County, enjoys a warm-summer Mediterranean climate with cool, dry winters and hot, dry summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low is around 55 degrees Fahrenheit. In the winter months, the average high is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low is around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is sparse throughout the year with most precipitation occurring from November to March and typically averaging around 20 inches per year.

El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), California gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 258 sunny days per year in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 64 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) is 8.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

9.4 Summer - 7.4 Winter

September, August and July are the most pleasant months in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), California	United States
	24.1 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	64.1 days	106.2 days
	258 days	205 days
	77.6°	85.8°
	40.3°	21.7°
	8.5	7
	5.4	4.3
	187 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 El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) with an average high temperature of 77.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) are August, September and July.

In El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), there are 16.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) with an average of 40.3°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), there are 8.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), 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 El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) 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 August, July and September.

February is the wettest month in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 57% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.1 inches in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) means that it is wetter than most places in California.

January is the rainiest month in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) with 11.2 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 64.1 rainy days annually in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), which is rainier 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 El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County).