Encinitas climate — normals and trends
Encinitas (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 364 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Encinitas averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.
Encinitas has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 26 September 1963) and the coldest 1.4 °C (on 4 January 1949).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
EncinitasCalifornia
- coords
- 33.04°, -117.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
364mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
39 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.9 °C
26 September 1963
Coldest day
1.4 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
69 mm
10 September 1976
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
30 November 1982
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
4 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
5 September 1984
Coldest feels-like
-3.7 °C
4 January 1949
Snowiest day
1.8 cm
25 January 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 17.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 89 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 7 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 13 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 20 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 20.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 110 mm | +72 mm |
| Dec | 19.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Encinitas?
Encinitas has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 364 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Encinitas?
The hottest day measured in Encinitas between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1963, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Encinitas?
The coldest day measured in Encinitas between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 1.4 °C.
Does it snow in Encinitas?
Almost never: Encinitas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Encinitas warmed?
Yes: Encinitas warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Encinitas?
The wettest day measured in Encinitas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1976, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Encinitas?
The windiest day measured in Encinitas between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1982, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Encinitas?
The warmest month in Encinitas is August (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Encinitas?
Encinitas receives on average 364 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Encinitas?
Encinitas gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Encinitas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Encinitas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1949, with 1.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Encinitas?
Yes: Encinitas has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Encinitas?
In Encinitas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 5 September 1984, and the lowest was -3.7 °C on 4 January 1949.
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