Is this weather normal in Monterey County?

California · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual in Monterey County. Monterey County has warmed about 0.5° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 72°, lows near 44°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Monterey County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.8°OctNov: +2.5°NovDec: +4.6°DecJan 2026: +3.4°JanFeb: +3.4°FebMar: +9.0°MarApr: +1.3°AprMay: +0.5°MayJun: +0.7°JunJul: +1.5°JulAug: +1.9°AugSep: -0.5°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.8 inOctNov: +3.0 inNovDec: -0.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.0 inJanFeb: +1.5 inFebMar: -3.3 inMarApr: +0.9 inAprMay: 0.0 inMayJun: -0.1 inJunJul: +0.0 inJulAug: +0.0 inAugSep: -0.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Monterey County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January61° / 38°4.6 in54.9° 201438.4° 1949
February62° / 39°4.4 in55.5° 201542.5° 1903
March65° / 41°3.4 in61.9° 202645.7° 1909
April69° / 42°1.4 in59.6° 199246.5° 1967
May75° / 46°0.6 in66.1° 199752.9° 1917
June82° / 50°0.1 in69.6° 202258.5° 1923
July86° / 54°0.0 in74.1° 202465.2° 1955
August87° / 54°0.0 in73.9° 202065.0° 1907
September84° / 52°0.1 in72.1° 202261.6° 1907
October77° / 47°0.9 in67.6° 202054.1° 1916
November67° / 41°1.9 in58.3° 199547.5° 1994
December60° / 37°3.8 in53.1° 202543.1° 1990

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Monterey County

Crime Radar: Soledad, King City, Greenfield

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