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Lake Forest, CA vs Rancho Santa Margarita, CA weather comparison

Lake Forest

CA

Lake Forest and Rancho Santa Margarita have remarkably similar climates.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Lake Forest, CA and Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Lake ForestMetricRancho Santa Margarita
291 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies283 days
14 inPrecipitationper year17 in
35 daysWet daysrain or snow per year40 days
0 inSnowfallper year0 in
44 daysHot daysabove 90 °F38 days
1 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F1 days
71%Humidityaverage relative71%
65 °FAverage temperatureyear round65 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

Lake ForestRancho Santa Margarita

Daily highs

7080JanMarMayJulSepNovLake Forest, Jan: 69 °FLake Forest, Feb: 70 °FLake Forest, Mar: 72 °FLake Forest, Apr: 75 °FLake Forest, May: 78 °FLake Forest, Jun: 80 °FLake Forest, Jul: 86 °FLake Forest, Aug: 88 °FLake Forest, Sep: 87 °FLake Forest, Oct: 83 °FLake Forest, Nov: 75 °FLake Forest, Dec: 69 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jan: 69 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Feb: 69 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Mar: 72 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Apr: 75 °FRancho Santa Margarita, May: 77 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jun: 80 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jul: 85 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Aug: 87 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Sep: 86 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Oct: 82 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Nov: 75 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Dec: 68 °F

Daily lows

5060JanMarMayJulSepNovLake Forest, Jan: 46 °FLake Forest, Feb: 46 °FLake Forest, Mar: 49 °FLake Forest, Apr: 51 °FLake Forest, May: 55 °FLake Forest, Jun: 58 °FLake Forest, Jul: 62 °FLake Forest, Aug: 62 °FLake Forest, Sep: 61 °FLake Forest, Oct: 56 °FLake Forest, Nov: 50 °FLake Forest, Dec: 45 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jan: 46 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Feb: 46 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Mar: 49 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Apr: 51 °FRancho Santa Margarita, May: 55 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jun: 58 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Jul: 61 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Aug: 62 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Sep: 61 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Oct: 56 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Nov: 50 °FRancho Santa Margarita, Dec: 45 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lake Forest high697072757880868887837569
Rancho Santa Margarita high696972757780858786827568
Lake Forest low464649515558626261565045
Rancho Santa Margarita low464649515558616261565045

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Lake ForestRancho Santa Margarita
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovLake Forest, Jan: 3.1 inLake Forest, Feb: 3.6 inLake Forest, Mar: 2.2 inLake Forest, Apr: 0.9 inLake Forest, May: 0.4 inLake Forest, Jun: 0.1 inLake Forest, Jul: 0.1 inLake Forest, Aug: 0.0 inLake Forest, Sep: 0.2 inLake Forest, Oct: 0.7 inLake Forest, Nov: 0.9 inLake Forest, Dec: 2.2 inRancho Santa Margarita, Jan: 3.6 inRancho Santa Margarita, Feb: 4.4 inRancho Santa Margarita, Mar: 2.6 inRancho Santa Margarita, Apr: 1.2 inRancho Santa Margarita, May: 0.6 inRancho Santa Margarita, Jun: 0.1 inRancho Santa Margarita, Jul: 0.1 inRancho Santa Margarita, Aug: 0.1 inRancho Santa Margarita, Sep: 0.2 inRancho Santa Margarita, Oct: 0.9 inRancho Santa Margarita, Nov: 1.2 inRancho Santa Margarita, Dec: 2.5 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lake Forest3.13.62.20.90.40.10.10.00.20.70.92.2
Rancho Santa Margarita3.64.42.61.20.60.10.10.10.20.91.22.5

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Lake ForestRancho Santa Margarita
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovLake Forest, Jan: 20 daysLake Forest, Feb: 17 daysLake Forest, Mar: 21 daysLake Forest, Apr: 24 daysLake Forest, May: 24 daysLake Forest, Jun: 27 daysLake Forest, Jul: 29 daysLake Forest, Aug: 30 daysLake Forest, Sep: 28 daysLake Forest, Oct: 27 daysLake Forest, Nov: 24 daysLake Forest, Dec: 21 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Jan: 19 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Feb: 16 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Mar: 19 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Apr: 22 daysRancho Santa Margarita, May: 23 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Jun: 27 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Jul: 29 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Aug: 30 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Sep: 28 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Oct: 26 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Nov: 23 daysRancho Santa Margarita, Dec: 21 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lake Forest201721242427293028272421
Rancho Santa Margarita191619222327293028262321

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).