Zip 94531 (Antioch, CA) Climate

The climate in 94531 Antioch, CA is mostly warm and Mediterranean. Summers tend to be hot and dry while winters are mild and wet. Rainfall is relatively abundant during the winter months while temperatures rarely drop below freezing. The city's average high temperature for the year is around 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 Celsius) with an average low of 49 F (9 C). In the summer, temperatures can reach as high as 100 F (38 C), although most days are comfortable and sunny.

Antioch (zip 94531), California gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Antioch (zip 94531) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 260 sunny days per year in Antioch (zip 94531). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Antioch (zip 94531) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 57 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
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 the 94531 zip code is 8.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

8.9 Summer - 7.4 Winter

May, October and June are the most pleasant months in the 94531 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 94531 zip code with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in California. In the 94531 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 94531 zip code are October, May and April.

In the 94531 zip code, there are 56.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 94531 zip code with an average of 39.7°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In the 94531 zip code, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In the 94531 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.

Humidity in the 94531 zip code 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 June.

January is the wettest month in the 94531 zip code with 2.9 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 14.6 inches in the 94531 zip code means that it is drier than most places in California.

January is the rainiest month in the 94531 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.0 rainy days. There are 56.6 rainy days annually in the 94531 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 54% 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 94531 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 94531 zip code.

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M C · Antioch, CA

It's a pretty good place!

Over 8 years ago

Reading other reviews about the city of Antioch, you would think it's not that great of a place. Unfortunately, those reviews are misleading. A lot of the criticism are More