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Weather in Salinas, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

It hardly ever freezes in Salinas

Salinas has warm winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of. In November, a normal day reaches 67° and a normal night drops to 43°.

Winter 62°/41°Spring 68°/46°Summer 73°/53°Fall 73°/48°
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Sunrise 6:31 am · sunset 5:08 pm

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What stands out about Salinas’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
It hardly ever freezesOnly 90% of years see a night at 32° or below.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 72°, cooler than 99% of U.S. towns.Snow is rareNo measurable snow in a normal year.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 93% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Salinas’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
62° / 41°
Snow is rare
Spring
68° / 46°
Frost is rare by spring
Summer
73° / 53°
6 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
73° / 48°
Mild well into the fall
Best months to be outside
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Salinas get?Almost none.When is it wettest?January, with 3.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.0° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Salinas itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Salinas #2, CA (3 mi, snow) and Salinas Municipal Airport, CA (2 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.