Live Oak climate — normals and trends
Live Oak (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 654 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 September (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Live Oak averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 55 rainy days per year.
Live Oak has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 2 September 2017) and the coldest -0.3 °C (on 22 December 1990).
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
Live OakCalifornia
- coords
- 36.98°, -121.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
654mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
55 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
13.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.004
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
31.0 °C
2 September 2017
Coldest day
-0.3 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
103 mm
30 January 1963
Windiest day
61.0 km/h
9 February 1962
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
14 February 1986
Hottest feels-like
31.6 °C
2 September 2017
Coldest feels-like
-5.3 °C
10 January 1949
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
18 January 1955
Sunniest day
14.1 h
28 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -121 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 179 mm | +54 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 108 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 13 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 15.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 14.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 14.7 °C | -1.9 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 17.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 17.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 33 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 15.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 115 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 84 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Live Oak?
Live Oak has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 654 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Live Oak?
The hottest day measured in Live Oak between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2017, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Live Oak?
The coldest day measured in Live Oak between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at -0.3 °C.
Does it snow in Live Oak?
Almost never: Live Oak sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Live Oak warmed?
Yes: Live Oak warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Live Oak?
The wettest day measured in Live Oak between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1963, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Live Oak?
The windiest day measured in Live Oak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1962, with winds reaching 61.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Live Oak?
The warmest month in Live Oak is September (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Live Oak?
Live Oak receives on average 654 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 55 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Live Oak?
Live Oak gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Live Oak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Live Oak between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1955, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Live Oak?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Live Oak.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Live Oak?
In Live Oak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.6 °C on 2 September 2017, and the lowest was -5.3 °C on 10 January 1949.
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