Stockton Metro Area, CA Climate

The Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area has a Mediterranean climate characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Summer temperatures can reach up to the mid-90s degrees Fahrenheit while winter temperatures rarely drop below 40 degrees. Rainfall is generally low throughout the year with most of it occurring between November and April. Generally, the area has a sunny disposition with over 300 days of sunshine each year on average. The spring months are especially pleasant with mild temperatures and blooming wildflowers creating a picturesque landscape.

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

Stockton Metro Area averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 261 sunny days per year in Stockton Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stockton Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 59 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 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
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 the Stockton-Lodi metro area is 8.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

8.3 Summer - 7.3 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the Stockton-Lodi metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Stockton, California	United States
	16.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	59.1 days	106.2 days
	261 days	205 days
	93.0°	85.8°
	38.0°	21.7°
	8.2	7
	5	4.3
	161 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 the Stockton-Lodi metro area with an average high temperature of 93.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In the Stockton-Lodi metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Stockton-Lodi metro area are October, May and April.

In the Stockton-Lodi metro area, there are 74.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Stockton-Lodi metro area with an average of 37.6°. This is about average compared to other places in California.

In the Stockton-Lodi metro area, there are 17.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.

In the Stockton-Lodi metro area, 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 the Stockton-Lodi metro area 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.

January is the wettest month in the Stockton-Lodi metro area with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 53% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.3 inches in the Stockton-Lodi metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in California.

January is the rainiest month in the Stockton-Lodi metro area with 10.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 59.1 rainy days annually in the Stockton-Lodi metro area, which is about average compared to other 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 the Stockton-Lodi metro area, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the Stockton-Lodi metro area.

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