Salinas, CA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Salinas actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Salinas, CA, the comfort score comes out to 79/100, mild with real seasons: A solid stretch of comfortable months alongside a noticeable but not extreme summer or winter. Only 9 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Salinas's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Salinas run from 51°F in Dec up to 64°F in Sep, a 13.1°F seasonal swing, one of the smaller gaps in this dataset.
How wet Salinas actually gets
Salinas averages 12.58in of precipitation a year across roughly 56 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Salinas against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Salinas comes in at 133; within CA alone it ranks 133 of 429. Population is about 160,783.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from SALINAS MUNICIPAL AP, CA US, the NOAA station 2.3 miles from Salinas, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station