Salinas (CA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Salinas

Salinas average temperature chart (Celsius) Salinas average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Salinas (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 14 16.1 16.7 18.8 21.1 23.7 25.3 25.5 25.2 22.7 17.4 13.6
°F 57.2 60.9 62.1 65.9 69.9 74.7 77.5 78 77.4 72.9 63.3 56.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Salinas monthly rainfall chart (mm) Salinas monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Salinas (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 98 75 69 41 8 3 2 2 8 22 65 84
inches 3.9 2.9 2.7 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.9 2.6 3.3
Rainy days 9 8 9 6 2 1 1 1 2 3 7 8

Average annual rainfall in Salinas: 391.367mm (154.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Salinas

Salinas average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Salinas
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.1 7.9 9.5 11.3 11.9 12.1 12 11.1 10.5 9.2 6.6 5.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Salinas average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Salinas average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Salinas (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 3 4.5 4.8 5.5 7.2 9.4 10.6 10.9 10.2 7.9 4.9 2.7
Max °C 14.3 16.4 17 19.2 21.4 24.1 25.7 25.9 25.6 23.1 17.7 13.9
Min °F 37.3 40 40.6 41.8 45 48.8 51 51.6 50.4 46.2 40.8 36.9
Max °F 47.5 50.7 51.6 54.1 57.7 62.1 64.6 65.1 64.2 59.9 52.3 46.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Salinas average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Salinas average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Salinas in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.9 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.8 13.5 14.7 15.5 15.8 15.5 14.5 13.4
°F 55.2 54.9 54.8 54.5 55 56.3 58.4 59.9 60.4 59.8 58.1 56.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Salinas average winspeed by month (km/h) Salinas average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Salinas (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 13 16 17 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 12
mph 7 8 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Salinas relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Salinas
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 77% 73% 68% 66% 64% 65% 66% 67% 69% 75% 80%