Climatch

San Rafael, California vs San Luis Obispo Climate

77%match

On climate, San Luis Obispo is a 77% match for San Rafael. Compared with San Rafael, San Luis Obispo has the same winter lows, half the winter rain and more sun.

San Rafael gets 42 in (1057 mm) of rain a year and San Luis Obispo 22 in (559 mm). August is the warmest month in both, with highs of 81°F (27°C) in San Rafael and 80°F (27°C) in San Luis Obispo.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
San Rafael
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
San Luis Obispo

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

San RafaelSan Luis Obisposolid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDSan Rafael Jan: 57°San Rafael Feb: 61°San Rafael Mar: 65°San Rafael Apr: 68°San Rafael May: 73°San Rafael Jun: 78°San Rafael Jul: 80°San Rafael Aug: 81°San Rafael Sep: 81°San Rafael Oct: 76°San Rafael Nov: 66°San Rafael Dec: 58°San Rafael Jan: 42°San Rafael Feb: 44°San Rafael Mar: 45°San Rafael Apr: 46°San Rafael May: 49°San Rafael Jun: 52°San Rafael Jul: 54°San Rafael Aug: 55°San Rafael Sep: 53°San Rafael Oct: 51°San Rafael Nov: 46°San Rafael Dec: 42°San Luis Obispo Jan: 65°San Luis Obispo Feb: 66°San Luis Obispo Mar: 68°San Luis Obispo Apr: 70°San Luis Obispo May: 73°San Luis Obispo Jun: 77°San Luis Obispo Jul: 79°San Luis Obispo Aug: 80°San Luis Obispo Sep: 80°San Luis Obispo Oct: 78°San Luis Obispo Nov: 71°San Luis Obispo Dec: 65°San Luis Obispo Jan: 42°San Luis Obispo Feb: 43°San Luis Obispo Mar: 44°San Luis Obispo Apr: 45°San Luis Obispo May: 48°San Luis Obispo Jun: 51°San Luis Obispo Jul: 53°San Luis Obispo Aug: 54°San Luis Obispo Sep: 53°San Luis Obispo Oct: 50°San Luis Obispo Nov: 45°San Luis Obispo Dec: 41°

Rain (in per month)

San RafaelSan Luis Obispo

0510JFMAMJJASONDSan Rafael Jan: 8.0San Rafael Feb: 7.9San Rafael Mar: 5.5San Rafael Apr: 2.7San Rafael May: 1.3San Rafael Jun: 0.3San Rafael Jul: 0.0San Rafael Aug: 0.1San Rafael Sep: 0.2San Rafael Oct: 1.8San Rafael Nov: 4.5San Rafael Dec: 9.4San Luis Obispo Jan: 5San Luis Obispo Feb: 4.7San Luis Obispo Mar: 3.6San Luis Obispo Apr: 1.4San Luis Obispo May: 0.5San Luis Obispo Jun: 0.0San Luis Obispo Jul: 0.0San Luis Obispo Aug: 0.0San Luis Obispo Sep: 0.1San Luis Obispo Oct: 1.1San Luis Obispo Nov: 1.6San Luis Obispo Dec: 3.9

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in San Rafael and San Luis Obispo
MonthHighLowRain
San RafaelSan Luis ObispoSan RafaelSan Luis ObispoSan RafaelSan Luis Obispo
Jan57°F(14°C)65°F(18°C)42°F(6°C)42°F(6°C)8.0 in(204 mm)5.0 in(127 mm)
Feb61°F(16°C)65°F(19°C)44°F(7°C)43°F(6°C)7.9 in(200 mm)4.7 in(119 mm)
Mar65°F(18°C)68°F(20°C)45°F(7°C)44°F(7°C)5.5 in(140 mm)3.6 in(91 mm)
Apr68°F(20°C)70°F(21°C)46°F(8°C)45°F(7°C)2.7 in(69 mm)1.4 in(36 mm)
May73°F(23°C)73°F(23°C)49°F(10°C)48°F(9°C)1.3 in(32 mm)0.5 in(13 mm)
Jun78°F(25°C)77°F(25°C)52°F(11°C)51°F(10°C)0.3 in(8 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Jul80°F(27°C)79°F(26°C)54°F(12°C)53°F(12°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Aug81°F(27°C)80°F(27°C)55°F(13°C)54°F(12°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Sep81°F(27°C)80°F(27°C)53°F(12°C)53°F(11°C)0.2 in(4 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Oct76°F(25°C)78°F(25°C)51°F(10°C)49°F(10°C)1.8 in(46 mm)1.1 in(27 mm)
Nov65°F(19°C)71°F(22°C)46°F(8°C)45°F(7°C)4.4 in(113 mm)1.6 in(41 mm)
Dec58°F(14°C)65°F(19°C)42°F(6°C)41°F(5°C)9.4 in(238 mm)3.9 in(100 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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