Zip 90280 (South Gate, CA) Climate


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The climate in 90280 South Gate, CA is generally warm and sunny year-round. Summers are usually hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 80s and occasionally into the low 90s. Winters are mild, with temperatures typically reaching into the high 50s during the day. Rainfall is relatively scarce throughout most of the year, but it does tend to get more frequent during the winter months. Snow is almost completely absent from this area of California.

South Gate (zip 90280), California gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

South Gate (zip 90280) 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 South Gate (zip 90280). The US average is 205 sunny days.

South Gate (zip 90280) 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 49
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 90280 zip code is 9.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

9.9 Summer - 8.8 Winter
September, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 90280 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSouth Gate, CaliforniaUnited States
  13.7 in.38.1 in.
  0.0 in.27.8 in.
  32.0 days106.2 days
  278 days205 days
  77.8°85.8°
  48.5°21.7°
  9.47
  6.24.3
  98 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 90280 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In the 90280 zip code, there are 7 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 90280 zip code are July, September and August.
In the 90280 zip code, there are 9.6 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 90280 zip code with an average of 48.2°. This is one of the warmest places in California.
In the 90280 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in California.
In the 90280 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 90280 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
February is the wettest month in the 90280 zip code with 3.4 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 13.7 inches in the 90280 zip code means that it is drier than most places in California.
February is the rainiest month in the 90280 zip code with 5.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.2 rainy days. There are 32.0 rainy days annually in the 90280 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 90280 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 90280 zip code.
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