Zip 95076 (Watsonville, CA) Climate

Watsonville, CA has a Mediterranean climate with mild temperatures all year round. Summers are usually warm and dry while winters are cool and wet. The average mean temperature ranges from 52°F in January to 71°F in August. Precipitation in Watsonville tends to be higher than the rest of California, with the average annual total around 34 inches. During the summer months, the area experiences occasional fog as well as warm temperatures that rarely exceed 85°F.

Watsonville (zip 95076), California gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Watsonville (zip 95076) averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 260 sunny days per year in Watsonville (zip 95076). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Watsonville (zip 95076) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 63 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 73 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 40
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 95076 zip code is 8.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

9.6 Summer - 7.5 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 95076 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Watsonville, California	United States
	24.6 in.	38.1 in.
	0.0 in.	27.8 in.
	63.4 days	106.2 days
	260 days	205 days
	73.2°	85.8°
	40.0°	21.7°
	8.6	7
	5.2	4.3
	65 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.

September is the hottest month for the 95076 zip code with an average high temperature of 74.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in California. In the 95076 zip code, there are 6 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 95076 zip code are September, August and July.

In the 95076 zip code, there are 5.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 95076 zip code with an average of 40.0°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In the 95076 zip code, there are 6.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In the 95076 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 95076 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.

February is the wettest month in the 95076 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 59% of yearly precipitation and 0% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.6 inches in the 95076 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in California.

January is the rainiest month in the 95076 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 0.3 rainy days. There are 63.4 rainy days annually in the 95076 zip code, which is rainier than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 49% 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 95076 zip code, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in the 95076 zip code.

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Douglas · Westminster, CA

Crime, INSIDE JOB

Over 8 years ago

Pajaro Dunes is virtually protected by a moat, but yet the area has a high property theft problem. Two hours ago we had two employees break into our unit (Pelican 55) , More

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peter · Watsonville, CA

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Over 17 years ago

Sadly, as new and for the most part Hispanic families, have moved into the larger homes in the Brewington/Rogers area of Watsonville, where professional people used to More

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