Zip 92091 (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) Climate

Rancho Santa Fe in California is known for its warm and dry climate. Summers can be quite hot with temperatures often reaching into the 90s, while winters are generally mild with temperatures rarely dropping below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The area enjoys plenty of sunshine and very little rain, making it ideal for outdoor activities year-round. With a casual Mediterranean-style climate, Rancho Santa Fe provides the perfect setting for those who want to enjoy the best of California's outdoors.

Rancho Santa Fe (zip 92091), California gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rancho Santa Fe (zip 92091) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 263 sunny days per year in Rancho Santa Fe (zip 92091). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rancho Santa Fe (zip 92091) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 40 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 46
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 92091 zip code is 9.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

9.7 Summer - 8.5 Winter

September, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 92091 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rancho Santa Fe, California	United States
	11.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	39.5 days	106.2 days
	263 days	205 days
	77.1°	85.8°
	45.5°	21.7°
	9.1	7
	5.9	4.3
	185 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 the 92091 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 92091 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 92091 zip code are September, July and August.

In the 92091 zip code, there are 6.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 92091 zip code with an average of 45.4°. This is one of the warmest places in California.

In the 92091 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in California.

In the 92091 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 92091 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and September.

February is the wettest month in the 92091 zip code with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 55% of yearly precipitation and 3% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.8 inches in the 92091 zip code means that it is drier than most places in California.

February is the rainiest month in the 92091 zip code with 7.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.4 rainy days. There are 39.5 rainy days annually in the 92091 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 48% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 4% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 92091 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 92091 zip code.

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