Weather in Salinas, California, United States

Historical monthly conditions · 2021–2025

Monthly averages

Average daily air-temperature lows/highs and peak wind gusts. Rain is the average monthly total.

Monthly average temperatures, rain, cloud cover and wind gusts
MonthAvg lowAvg highRainCloud coverAvg peak gust
January7°C15°C88.9 mm50%29.0 km/h
February6°C15°C69.9 mm46%32.0 km/h
March7°C15°C86.0 mm53%36.9 km/h
April8°C16°C18.7 mm46%35.1 km/h
May10°C18°C10.4 mm39%35.7 km/h
June12°C20°C2.1 mm35%34.1 km/h
July13°C21°C1.8 mm36%31.0 km/h
August14°C22°C2.1 mm30%30.7 km/h
September14°C22°C5.5 mm33%29.5 km/h
October12°C20°C20.6 mm33%26.5 km/h
November8°C17°C46.8 mm43%25.3 km/h
December8°C15°C109.5 mm58%27.7 km/h

Weather match by month

Feels like 15°C–30°C · cloud ≤60% · rain ≤0.1 mm/h · gust ≤50 km/h

Feels-like temperature accounts for humidity and wind in shade. Percentages cover 08:00–20:00 local solar time.

Monthly share of daytime hours that match the weather conditions above
MonthMatch rate
January6.8%
February7.2%
March6.6%
April14.5%
May27.4%
June50.5%
July73.9%
August87.6%
September78.2%
October54.0%
November21.5%
December4.7%
About this location and data
Urban-centre population
159,264
Elevation
160 m
Coordinates
36.69°N, 121.64°W
Urban area
50 km²

Weather averages use 2 ERA5 grid cells, weighted by the area of the urban centre in each cell.

2021-2025 recent-weather sample (not a 30-year normal).

How the weather scores are calculated