Rancho Santa Fe, CA Climate

Rancho Santa Fe, CA has a warm Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot summers. Temperatures rarely dip below freezing during the winter months and can reach up to the mid-80s in summer. The area is known for its low humidity, making it a comfortable place to live. Rainfall averages about 15 inches per year, most of which falls during the winter months. Altogether, Rancho Santa Fe has an ideal climate for outdoor activities all year round.

Rancho Santa Fe, California gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rancho Santa Fe averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 263 sunny days per year in Rancho Santa Fe. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rancho Santa Fe gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 42 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 44
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rancho Santa Fe is 9.0 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in California.

9.3 Summer - 8.5 Winter

June, October and September are the most pleasant months in Rancho Santa Fe, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Rancho Santa Fe with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Rancho Santa Fe, there are 8 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rancho Santa Fe are October, June and July.

In Rancho Santa Fe, there are 26.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rancho Santa Fe with an average of 43.1°. This is warmer than most places in California.

In Rancho Santa Fe, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in California.

In Rancho Santa Fe, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Rancho Santa Fe but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. August is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are August, July and September.

February is the wettest month in Rancho Santa Fe with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 56% of yearly precipitation and 2% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.3 inches in Rancho Santa Fe means that it is drier than most places in California.

February is the rainiest month in Rancho Santa Fe with 7.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.5 rainy days. There are 42.4 rainy days annually in Rancho Santa Fe, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 47% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 4% chance of a rainy day.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in Rancho Santa Fe, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California. Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in Rancho Santa Fe.