Zip 95023 (Hollister, CA) Climate

The climate in 95023 Hollister, CA is generally mild with warm and dry summers. Average temperatures range from the mid-50s to high 80s throughout the year. Winters are short and mild, with occasional light rain and snow. Generally, the area experiences low humidity and pleasant breezes due to its location near the coastline of California. The coldest months of the year are December through February, but temperature extremes are rare.

Hollister (zip 95023), California gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hollister (zip 95023) 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 Hollister (zip 95023). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hollister (zip 95023) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 56 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
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 95023 zip code is 8.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

9.2 Summer - 7.5 Winter

June, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 95023 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hollister, California	United States
	15.2 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	56.0 days	106.2 days
	261 days	205 days
	86.3°	85.8°
	38.1°	21.7°
	8.6	7
	5.4	4.3
	304 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 95023 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 95023 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 95023 zip code are October, May and June.

In the 95023 zip code, there are 43.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 95023 zip code with an average of 37.7°. This is about average compared to other places in California.

In the 95023 zip code, there are 16.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.

In the 95023 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 95023 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 September.

January is the wettest month in the 95023 zip code with 3.2 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 15.2 inches in the 95023 zip code means that it is drier than most places in California.

January is the rainiest month in the 95023 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.1 rainy days. There are 56.0 rainy days annually in the 95023 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 51% 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 95023 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 95023 zip code.

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