Soledad climate — normals and trends
Soledad (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 354 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 July (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Soledad averages 15 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Soledad has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 24 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 19 August 1950) and the coldest -7.6 °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
SoledadCalifornia
- coords
- 36.42°, -121.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
354mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
41.8 °C
19 August 1950
Coldest day
-7.6 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
88 mm
27 January 2021
Windiest day
32.2 km/h
30 November 1973
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
4 February 2024
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
4 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-11.6 °C
22 December 1990
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
3 January 1974
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 4 mm | -64 mm |
| Feb | 16.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 72 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 67 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 13 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 23 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | 15.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Soledad?
Soledad has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 354 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Soledad?
The hottest day measured in Soledad between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1950, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Soledad?
The coldest day measured in Soledad between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at -7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Soledad?
Yes. Soledad gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Soledad warmed?
Yes: Soledad warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Soledad?
The wettest day measured in Soledad between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2021, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Soledad?
The windiest day measured in Soledad between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1973, with winds reaching 32.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Soledad?
The warmest month in Soledad is July (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Soledad?
Soledad receives on average 354 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Soledad?
Soledad gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Soledad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Soledad between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1974, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Soledad?
Yes: Soledad has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Soledad?
In Soledad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 4 August 1998, and the lowest was -11.6 °C on 22 December 1990.
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