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United States / California / Santa Maria-Santa Barbara Metro Area / Santa Barbara County / Orcutt / Zip Codes
Orcutt, CA has a beautiful Mediterranean climate with mild temperatures and low humidity. Summers are hot and dry, while winters are cool and wet. The average high in the summer is 75°F (24°C) and the average low in the winter is 44°F (7°C). Rainfall occurs mainly between October and April with an average of 14 inches (35 cm) per year. There are around 278 sunny days per year, which make Orcutt an ideal place for outdoor activities all year round.

Orcutt, California gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 285 sunny days per year in Orcutt. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orcutt gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 45 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 75 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Orcutt is 8.8 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

9.6 Summer - 8.1 Winter
August, July and September are the most pleasant months in Orcutt, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOrcutt, CaliforniaUnited States
  16.2 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  45.0 days106.2 days
  285 days205 days
  75.2°85.8°
  39.6°21.7°
  8.87
  5.74.3
  358 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.

September is the hottest month for Orcutt with an average high temperature of 76.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Orcutt, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Orcutt are September, August and July.
In Orcutt, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Orcutt with an average of 38.8°. This is warmer than most places in California.
In Orcutt, there are 11.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.
In Orcutt, 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 Orcutt 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 Orcutt with 3.4 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 16.2 inches in Orcutt means that it is about average compared to other places in California.
February is the rainiest month in Orcutt with 8.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.3 rainy days. There are 45.0 rainy days annually in Orcutt, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 49% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 2% chance of a rainy day.
There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Orcutt, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Orcutt.
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