Monterey, CA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Monterey actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Monterey, CA, the comfort score comes out to 76/100, mild with real seasons: A solid stretch of comfortable months alongside a noticeable but not extreme summer or winter. Only 8 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Monterey's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Monterey run from 52°F in Dec up to 62°F in Sep, a 10.7°F seasonal swing, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
How wet Monterey actually gets
Over a typical year, Monterey sees about 20.42in of precipitation a year across roughly 74 days with measurable rain or snow, with 0.3in of snow a year.
Monterey against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Monterey comes in at 205; within CA alone it ranks 205 of 429. Population is about 29,015.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from MONTEREY, CA US, the NOAA station 1.5 miles from Monterey, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is