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Costa Mesa, California

United States · 113k people · 32 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high63°F (17°C)63°F (17°C)65°F (18°C)67°F (20°C)69°F (21°C)73°F (23°C)77°F (25°C)79°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)74°F (24°C)69°F (20°C)63°F (17°C)
Average low47°F (8°C)48°F (9°C)50°F (10°C)53°F (12°C)56°F (14°C)60°F (15°C)63°F (17°C)65°F (18°C)64°F (18°C)59°F (15°C)53°F (11°C)47°F (8°C)
Dew point46°F (8°C)47°F (8°C)49°F (10°C)50°F (10°C)53°F (12°C)56°F (14°C)60°F (16°C)62°F (17°C)61°F (16°C)56°F (13°C)49°F (10°C)45°F (7°C)
Rainfall2.8 in (71 mm)3.1 in (80 mm)1.8 in (47 mm)0.7 in (19 mm)0.3 in (8 mm)0.1 in (2 mm)0 in (1 mm)0 in (1 mm)0.1 in (4 mm)0.6 in (15 mm)0.8 in (21 mm)2 in (51 mm)
Rainy days565320001225
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine271 h261 h337 h354 h399 h402 h420 h394 h349 h325 h283 h266 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.1°F (+0.6°C)

Models range from +0.4°F (+0.2°C) to +1.7°F (+0.9°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

2 3

About 1.8× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +1.1°F (+0.6°C)
  • February: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • March: +1.2°F (+0.7°C)
  • April: +2.0°F (+1.1°C)
  • May: +1.5°F (+0.8°C)
  • June: +0.5°F (+0.3°C)
  • July: +1.1°F (+0.6°C)
  • August: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • September: +2.1°F (+1.2°C)
  • October: +2.6°F (+1.4°C)
  • November: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • December: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.