Zip 92647 (Huntington Beach, CA) Climate

The climate in 92647 Huntington Beach, CA is a mild Mediterranean climate with warm and dry summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months ranges from the mid-60s to the mid-70s, while winter temperatures rarely drop below 40°F. During the spring and fall months, temperatures range from lows in the upper 50s to highs in the lower 70s. Precipitation generally occurs during the winter months as well as occasional showers during late summer, although Huntington Beach typically gets less than 15 inches of rain a year.

Huntington Beach (zip 92647), California gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huntington Beach (zip 92647) 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 Huntington Beach (zip 92647). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntington Beach (zip 92647) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 36 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 47
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 92647 zip code is 9.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

9.8 Summer - 8.8 Winter

June, July and May are the most pleasant months in the 92647 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Huntington Beach, California	United States
	12.5 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	36.4 days	106.2 days
	278 days	205 days
	81.5°	85.8°
	46.6°	21.7°
	9.3	7
	5.9	4.3
	36 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 92647 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 92647 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 92647 zip code are October, June and July.

In the 92647 zip code, there are 16.4 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 92647 zip code with an average of 45.9°. This is one of the warmest places in California.

In the 92647 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 92647 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 92647 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 92647 zip code with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 61% of yearly precipitation and 1% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.5 inches in the 92647 zip code means that it is drier than most places in California.

February is the rainiest month in the 92647 zip code with 6.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.4 rainy days. There are 36.4 rainy days annually in the 92647 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 50% 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 92647 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 92647 zip code.