The climate of Big Sur (California
- United States of America)
Big Sur is a region in central California. The name Big Sur was
derived from the Spanish ‘el sur grande’ which means ‘the big south’.
Big Sur was originally home to the Ohlone, Esselen and Salinan
Indians. Nowadays the rich and famous live here. The average price for
a house is 2 million dollars. In this region Los Padres National
Forest can be found. The largest part of this nature reserve can be
visited free of charge. Because of the many differences in terrain
several micro climates can be found in this region and it is well-nigh
impossible to give an overall picture of the weather. In general, the
climate is mild all year round. Summer and fall are dry and warm,
winters are cold and wet. Along the coast temperatures do not
fluctuate much. Further into the interior where the climate is not
influenced by the ocean temperatures vary more. State Park gets about
42 centimeters (16.5 inches) of annual precipitation. State Park has
about 62 rainy days per year. The wettest year was s1983 with 88.85
centimeters (35 inches) of precipitation. The driest year was 1990
with 17.9 centimeters (7 inches) of precipitation. Snowfall has never
been recorded along the coastline of Big Sur. However, in the higher
regions of the Santa Lucia Mountains snowfall is not uncommon during
the winter. During the winter high precipitation figures may cause
mudslides causing roads to flood. Just like the central and northern
coastal regions Big Sur is often shrouded in mist during the summer.
This is caused by a large high pressure are forming over the northern
part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Big Sur:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
14
2
6
8
13
February
15
3
7
8
13
March
14
3
9
9
12
April
16
4
10
5
12
May
18
6
11
2
12
June
21
8
11
1
13
July
23
9
10
1
14
August
23
10
10
1
15
September
23
9
9
2
15
October
21
7
8
3
15
November
16
4
6
7
14
December
14
2
5
8
13
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● 
= 0.2-1.2 inches ● 
= 1.2-2.4 inches ● 
= 2.5-4 inches ● 
= 4.1-8 inches ● 
= over 8 inches
