Climatch

Salinas, California vs Costa Mesa Climate

65%match

Salinas and Costa Mesa are a 65% climate match. Compared with Salinas, Costa Mesa has the same summer highs, 6°F (3°C) milder winter nights and less humid air.

Salinas gets 16 in (407 mm) of rain a year and Costa Mesa 11 in (278 mm). September is the warmest month in both, with highs of 77°F (25°C) in Salinas and 77°F (25°C) in Costa Mesa.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Salinas
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Costa Mesa

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

SalinasCosta Mesasolid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°JFMAMJJASONDSalinas Jan: 62°Salinas Feb: 64°Salinas Mar: 67°Salinas Apr: 69°Salinas May: 71°Salinas Jun: 73°Salinas Jul: 73°Salinas Aug: 75°Salinas Sep: 77°Salinas Oct: 75°Salinas Nov: 68°Salinas Dec: 62°Salinas Jan: 42°Salinas Feb: 43°Salinas Mar: 45°Salinas Apr: 46°Salinas May: 49°Salinas Jun: 52°Salinas Jul: 54°Salinas Aug: 54°Salinas Sep: 53°Salinas Oct: 49°Salinas Nov: 44°Salinas Dec: 41°Costa Mesa Jan: 67°Costa Mesa Feb: 66°Costa Mesa Mar: 67°Costa Mesa Apr: 69°Costa Mesa May: 70°Costa Mesa Jun: 72°Costa Mesa Jul: 75°Costa Mesa Aug: 77°Costa Mesa Sep: 77°Costa Mesa Oct: 75°Costa Mesa Nov: 71°Costa Mesa Dec: 66°Costa Mesa Jan: 48°Costa Mesa Feb: 49°Costa Mesa Mar: 50°Costa Mesa Apr: 52°Costa Mesa May: 56°Costa Mesa Jun: 60°Costa Mesa Jul: 63°Costa Mesa Aug: 64°Costa Mesa Sep: 62°Costa Mesa Oct: 58°Costa Mesa Nov: 51°Costa Mesa Dec: 47°

Rain (in per month)

SalinasCosta Mesa

024JFMAMJJASONDSalinas Jan: 3.1Salinas Feb: 2.7Salinas Mar: 2.3Salinas Apr: 1.3Salinas May: 0.3Salinas Jun: 0.1Salinas Jul: 0.1Salinas Aug: 0.1Salinas Sep: 0.1Salinas Oct: 0.8Salinas Nov: 1.9Salinas Dec: 3.2Costa Mesa Jan: 2.3Costa Mesa Feb: 2.7Costa Mesa Mar: 1.6Costa Mesa Apr: 0.7Costa Mesa May: 0.2Costa Mesa Jun: 0.1Costa Mesa Jul: 0.0Costa Mesa Aug: 0.0Costa Mesa Sep: 0.2Costa Mesa Oct: 0.4Costa Mesa Nov: 0.8Costa Mesa Dec: 1.9

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Salinas and Costa Mesa
MonthHighLowRain
SalinasCosta MesaSalinasCosta MesaSalinasCosta Mesa
Jan62°F(17°C)67°F(19°C)42°F(6°C)47°F(9°C)3.1 in(78 mm)2.3 in(58 mm)
Feb64°F(18°C)66°F(19°C)43°F(6°C)49°F(9°C)2.7 in(69 mm)2.7 in(68 mm)
Mar67°F(19°C)67°F(19°C)45°F(7°C)50°F(10°C)2.3 in(59 mm)1.7 in(42 mm)
Apr69°F(21°C)69°F(21°C)46°F(8°C)52°F(11°C)1.3 in(34 mm)0.7 in(17 mm)
May71°F(21°C)70°F(21°C)49°F(10°C)56°F(14°C)0.3 in(7 mm)0.2 in(5 mm)
Jun73°F(23°C)72°F(22°C)52°F(11°C)60°F(16°C)0.1 in(3 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Jul73°F(23°C)75°F(24°C)54°F(12°C)63°F(17°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Aug74°F(24°C)77°F(25°C)54°F(12°C)64°F(18°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Sep77°F(25°C)77°F(25°C)53°F(12°C)62°F(17°C)0.1 in(3 mm)0.2 in(4 mm)
Oct75°F(24°C)75°F(24°C)49°F(10°C)58°F(14°C)0.8 in(20 mm)0.4 in(10 mm)
Nov68°F(20°C)71°F(22°C)44°F(7°C)51°F(11°C)1.9 in(48 mm)0.8 in(21 mm)
Dec62°F(17°C)66°F(19°C)41°F(5°C)47°F(8°C)3.2 in(82 mm)1.9 in(49 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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