MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

Under the Köppen Climate Classification climate classification, "dry-summer subtropical" climates are often referred to as "Mediterranean". This climate zone has an an average temperature above 10°C (50°F) in their warmest months, and an average in the coldest between 18 to -3°C (64 to 27°F). Summers tend to be dry with less than one-third that of the wettest winter month, and with less than 30mm (1.18 in) of precipitation in a summer month. SMany of the regions with Mediterranean climates have relatively mild winters and very warm summers.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csb". (Mediterran Climate).

The average temperature for the year in Monterey is 55.3°F (12.9°C). The warmest month, on average, is August with an average temperature of 60.9°F (16.1°C). The coolest month on average is December, with an average temperature of 49.7°F (9.8°C).

The highest recorded temperature in Monterey is 104.0°F (40°C), which was recorded in October. The lowest recorded temperature in Monterey is 20.0°F (-6.7°C), which was recorded in December.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Monterey is 17.8" (452.1 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is January with 3.8" (96.5 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 0.0" (0 mm). There are an average of 74.2 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in February with 12.5 days and the least precipitation occurring in July with 1.2 days.