Zip 90815 (Long Beach, CA) Climate

The climate in 90815 Long Beach, CA is generally mild, with warm temperatures year-round and plenty of sunny days. Average highs range from the mid to high 60s in the winter to the mid-80s in the summer. Rainfall is minimal during the summer months but does pick up in the winter, with an average annual precipitation of about 14 inches. The area is also known for its strong and gusty Santa Ana winds that blow through from October to March.

Long Beach (zip 90815), California gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Long Beach (zip 90815) 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 Long Beach (zip 90815). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Long Beach (zip 90815) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 32 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 46
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 90815 zip code is 9.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

9.8 Summer - 8.7 Winter

June, September and July are the most pleasant months in the 90815 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.

August is the hottest month for the 90815 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 90815 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 90815 zip code are October, June and July.

In the 90815 zip code, there are 16.0 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 90815 zip code with an average of 45.6°. This is one of the warmest places in California.

In the 90815 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in California.

In the 90815 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 90815 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. August is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are August, July and September.

February is the wettest month in the 90815 zip code with 3.3 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 13.4 inches in the 90815 zip code means that it is drier than most places in California.

February is the rainiest month in the 90815 zip code with 6.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 32.0 rainy days annually in the 90815 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 53% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 3% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in the 90815 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 90815 zip code.

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