San Marcos and Solana Beach have remarkably similar climates.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| San Marcos | Metric | Solana Beach |
|---|---|---|
| 276 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 282 days |
| 15 in | Precipitationper year | 14 in |
| 38 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 36 days |
| 0 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 32 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 13 days |
| 1 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 0 days |
| 73% | Humidityaverage relative | 76% |
| 64 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 63 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos high | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 66 |
| Solana Beach high | 66 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
| San Marcos low | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 50 | 45 |
| Solana Beach low | 47 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 51 | 46 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Solana Beach | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Solana Beach | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
San Marcos vs another city
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- San Marcos vs New York, NY
- San Marcos vs Los Angeles, CA
- San Marcos vs Chicago, IL
- San Marcos vs Houston, TX
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Solana Beach vs another city
- Solana Beach vs Encinitas, CA
- Solana Beach vs Carlsbad, CA
- Solana Beach vs Poway, CA
- Solana Beach vs Vista, CA
- Solana Beach vs San Diego, CA
- Solana Beach vs New York, NY
- Solana Beach vs Los Angeles, CA
- Solana Beach vs Chicago, IL
- Solana Beach vs Houston, TX
- Solana Beach vs Phoenix, AZ
- Solana Beach 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).