Zip 90745 (Carson, CA) Climate

Carson, CA has a warm and mild climate year-round. The average high temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit in December and 83 degrees Fahrenheit in August. Summers tend to be hot and dry, while winters can be cool and wet with occasional rainstorms. The area receives an average of only 10 inches of precipitation each year, making it one of the drier places along the Southern California coast. This makes it ideal for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Carson (zip 90745), California gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carson (zip 90745) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 278 sunny days per year in Carson (zip 90745). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carson (zip 90745) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 35 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 47
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 90745 zip code is 9.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

9.9 Summer - 8.8 Winter

September, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 90745 zip code, while December and January 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.

August is the hottest month for the 90745 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 90745 zip code, there are 8 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 90745 zip code are July, September and August.

In the 90745 zip code, there are 9.4 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 90745 zip code with an average of 46.8°. This is one of the warmest places in California.

In the 90745 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 90745 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 90745 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.

February is the wettest month in the 90745 zip code with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 62% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.5 inches in the 90745 zip code means that it is drier than most places in California.

February is the rainiest month in the 90745 zip code with 6.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 35.3 rainy days annually in the 90745 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 51% 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 90745 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 90745 zip code.

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