The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Monterey | Metric | Salinas |
|---|---|---|
| 265 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 265 days |
| 18 in | Precipitationper year | 14 in |
| 50 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 57 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 1 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 5 days |
| 1 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 6 days |
| 80% | Humidityaverage relative | 75% |
| 57 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 58 °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.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey high | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 59 |
| Salinas high | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 62 |
| Monterey low | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 43 |
| Salinas low | 42 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 40 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Salinas | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
| Salinas | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Monterey vs another city
- Monterey vs Pacific Grove, CA
- Monterey vs Seaside, CA
- Monterey vs Marina, CA
- Monterey vs Castroville, CA
- Monterey vs Prunedale, CA
- Monterey vs New York, NY
- Monterey vs Los Angeles, CA
- Monterey vs Chicago, IL
- Monterey vs Houston, TX
- Monterey vs Phoenix, AZ
- Monterey vs Philadelphia, PA
Salinas vs another city
- Salinas vs Castroville, CA
- Salinas vs Prunedale, CA
- Salinas vs Marina, CA
- Salinas vs Seaside, CA
- Salinas vs Gonzales, CA
- Salinas vs New York, NY
- Salinas vs Los Angeles, CA
- Salinas vs Chicago, IL
- Salinas vs Houston, TX
- Salinas vs Phoenix, AZ
- Salinas vs Philadelphia, PA
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).