SALINAS, 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 Salinas is 56.0°F (13.3°C). The warmest month, on average, is September with an average temperature of 62.0°F (16.7°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 50.0°F (10°C).

The highest recorded temperature in Salinas is 103.0°F (39.4°C), which was recorded in October. The lowest recorded temperature in Salinas is 23.0°F (-5°C), which was recorded in January.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Salinas is 14.8" (375.9 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is January with 2.9" (73.7 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is May with an average of 0.1" (2.5 mm). There are an average of 57.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in February with 10.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in June with 1.0 days.

In terms of liquid precipitation, there are an average of 60.0 days of rain, with the most rain occurring in January with 9.0 days of rain, and the least rain occurring in June with 1.0 days of rain.

In Salinas, there's an average of 0.0" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 0.2" of snow (0.5 cm).