Climatch

Sunnyvale vs San Rafael, California Climate

85%match

On climate, San Rafael is a 85% match for Sunnyvale. Compared with Sunnyvale, San Rafael has the same winter lows and three times the winter rain.

Sunnyvale gets 17 in (426 mm) of rain a year and San Rafael 42 in (1057 mm). August is the warmest month in both, with highs of 82°F (28°C) in Sunnyvale and 81°F (27°C) in San Rafael.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Sunnyvale
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
San Rafael

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

SunnyvaleSan Rafaelsolid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASONDSunnyvale Jan: 62°Sunnyvale Feb: 64°Sunnyvale Mar: 68°Sunnyvale Apr: 71°Sunnyvale May: 75°Sunnyvale Jun: 80°Sunnyvale Jul: 82°Sunnyvale Aug: 82°Sunnyvale Sep: 82°Sunnyvale Oct: 77°Sunnyvale Nov: 68°Sunnyvale Dec: 62°Sunnyvale Jan: 42°Sunnyvale Feb: 44°Sunnyvale Mar: 46°Sunnyvale Apr: 47°Sunnyvale May: 52°Sunnyvale Jun: 55°Sunnyvale Jul: 58°Sunnyvale Aug: 58°Sunnyvale Sep: 56°Sunnyvale Oct: 51°Sunnyvale Nov: 45°Sunnyvale Dec: 42°San 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°

Rain (in per month)

SunnyvaleSan Rafael

0510JFMAMJJASONDSunnyvale Jan: 3.4Sunnyvale Feb: 2.9Sunnyvale Mar: 2.6Sunnyvale Apr: 1.5Sunnyvale May: 0.3Sunnyvale Jun: 0.1Sunnyvale Jul: 0.0Sunnyvale Aug: 0.0Sunnyvale Sep: 0.1Sunnyvale Oct: 1.0Sunnyvale Nov: 1.9Sunnyvale Dec: 3.0San 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: 9.4

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Sunnyvale and San Rafael
MonthHighLowRain
SunnyvaleSan RafaelSunnyvaleSan RafaelSunnyvaleSan Rafael
Jan62°F(16°C)57°F(14°C)42°F(6°C)42°F(6°C)3.3 in(85 mm)8.0 in(204 mm)
Feb64°F(18°C)61°F(16°C)44°F(7°C)44°F(7°C)2.9 in(74 mm)7.9 in(200 mm)
Mar67°F(20°C)65°F(18°C)46°F(8°C)45°F(7°C)2.6 in(65 mm)5.5 in(140 mm)
Apr71°F(22°C)68°F(20°C)47°F(8°C)46°F(8°C)1.5 in(37 mm)2.7 in(69 mm)
May75°F(24°C)73°F(23°C)52°F(11°C)49°F(10°C)0.4 in(9 mm)1.3 in(32 mm)
Jun80°F(27°C)78°F(25°C)55°F(13°C)52°F(11°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.3 in(8 mm)
Jul82°F(28°C)80°F(27°C)58°F(14°C)54°F(12°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Aug82°F(28°C)81°F(27°C)58°F(14°C)55°F(13°C)0.0 in(1 mm)0.1 in(2 mm)
Sep82°F(28°C)81°F(27°C)56°F(13°C)53°F(12°C)0.1 in(2 mm)0.2 in(4 mm)
Oct77°F(25°C)76°F(25°C)51°F(11°C)51°F(10°C)1.0 in(25 mm)1.8 in(46 mm)
Nov68°F(20°C)65°F(19°C)45°F(7°C)46°F(8°C)1.9 in(49 mm)4.4 in(113 mm)
Dec62°F(17°C)58°F(14°C)42°F(5°C)42°F(6°C)3.0 in(76 mm)9.4 in(238 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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