Zip 90740 (Seal Beach, CA) Climate

Seal Beach, CA is located in the mild Mediterranean climate of Southern California. The average temperature ranges from 64? to 78? throughout the year. Seal Beach enjoys mostly sunny days with occasional rainfall during the months of November, December, January and February. The area is also surrounded by cool ocean breezes that keep temperatures comfortable year-round. Summers are warm with temperatures averaging in the mid-70s and winters range between mild to moderate temperatures ranging between 50 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

Seal Beach (zip 90740), California gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Seal Beach (zip 90740) 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 Seal Beach (zip 90740). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Seal Beach (zip 90740) 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 90740 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, September and July are the most pleasant months in the 90740 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 90740 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 90740 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 90740 zip code are October, June and July.

In the 90740 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 90740 zip code with an average of 45.6°. This is one of the warmest places in California.

In the 90740 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 90740 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 90740 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 90740 zip code with 3.1 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 13.1 inches in the 90740 zip code means that it is drier than most places in California.

February is the rainiest month in the 90740 zip code with 6.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 32.2 rainy days annually in the 90740 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 52% 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 90740 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 90740 zip code.

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