West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA Climate


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West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA has a warm Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot, dry summers. The average temperature throughout the year is between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is rare in the summer months, but winters tend to bring moderate rainfall. The area is also protected from some of the harsher weather patterns due to its location near the mountains and coastal regions. Overall, West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA has mild weather year round that makes it an ideal place to live.

West Whittier-Los Nietos, California gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Whittier-Los Nietos averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 286 sunny days per year in West Whittier-Los Nietos. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Whittier-Los Nietos gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 27 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 47
Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for West Whittier-Los Nietos is 9.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

9.6 Summer - 8.9 Winter
June, May and October are the most pleasant months in West Whittier-Los Nietos, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest Whittier-Los Nietos, CaliforniaUnited States
  14.5 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  27.0 days106.2 days
  286 days205 days
  85.1°85.8°
  46.6°21.7°
  9.37
  6.24.3
  165 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In West Whittier-Los Nietos, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Whittier-Los Nietos are May, October and June.
In West Whittier-Los Nietos, there are 34.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for West Whittier-Los Nietos with an average of 46.3°. This is one of the warmest places in California.
In West Whittier-Los Nietos, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in California.
In West Whittier-Los Nietos, 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos 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 14.5 inches in West Whittier-Los Nietos means that it is drier than most places in California.
January is the rainiest month in West Whittier-Los Nietos with 5.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 27.0 rainy days annually in West Whittier-Los Nietos, which is one of the least rainy 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in West Whittier-Los Nietos.
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