San Luis Obispo (CA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo average temperature chart (Celsius) San Luis Obispo average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in San Luis Obispo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.7 16.8 16.8 18.7 20.5 23.2 25.5 25.8 25.1 23.2 19 16
°F 60.2 62.2 62.3 65.6 68.9 73.8 77.8 78.5 77.2 73.8 66.2 60.8

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.

San Luis Obispo monthly rainfall chart (mm) San Luis Obispo monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in San Luis Obispo (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 100 95 81 38 9 2 3 3 10 21 57 77
inches 3.9 3.7 3.2 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.2 3
Rainy days 7 7 8 5 2 1 1 1 2 3 6 6

Average annual rainfall in San Luis Obispo: 409.267mm (161.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine San Luis Obispo
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.4 7.9 9.3 11 11.3 11.4 11.3 10.5 10 8.9 6.5 5.6

Day / night temperatures

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

San Luis Obispo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) San Luis Obispo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in San Luis Obispo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 3.5 4.6 4.9 5.8 7.8 10.3 11.8 12.1 11.2 8.9 5.7 3.3
Max °C 16 17.1 17.1 19 20.8 23.6 25.8 26.2 25.5 23.6 19.3 16.3
Min °F 38.2 40.2 40.8 42.4 46 50.5 53.2 53.7 52.1 47.9 42.3 37.9
Max °F 49.5 51.4 51.8 54.3 57.7 62.4 65.8 66.4 64.9 61.2 54.5 49.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

San Luis Obispo average sea temperature chart (Celsius) San Luis Obispo average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around San Luis Obispo in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.6 14.5 16 16.8 17 16.6 15.5 14.2
°F 56.4 56.1 56 55.8 56.5 58.2 60.8 62.2 62.6 61.8 59.9 57.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

San Luis Obispo average winspeed by month (km/h) San Luis Obispo average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in San Luis Obispo (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 11 14 14 16 14 13 12 11 10 11 10
mph 6 7 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 7 7 6

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.

San Luis Obispo relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in San Luis Obispo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 74% 74% 71% 72% 72% 73% 73% 74% 71% 72% 74%