Huntington Beach climate
Huntington Beach is warmest in August, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in December, when nights average 8.4 °C. February is the wettest month (78 mm) and August the driest (0.5 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Huntington Beach averages 310 mm of rain and 84 days above 25 °C.
United States · 12 m elevation · population 201,899 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 26 °C
- Coldest month December 8.4 °C
- Driest month August 0 mm
- Wettest month February 78 mm
- Least cloud August 24 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 40 °C
- Coldest on record December 0 °C
- Warmest sea August 21 °C
What to expectHuntington Beach through the year
Huntington Beach has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in December to 26 °C in August, a swing of 9.1 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 84 days a year reach 25 °C, 9 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in October.
Rain is strongly seasonal. February averages 78 mm against 0 mm in August — 172 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Huntington Beach is warmest in August at 21 °C and coldest in February at 15 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.8 °C | 70 mm | 48 % |
| February | 17.8 °C | 78 mm | 49 % |
| March | 18.6 °C | 46 mm | 49 % |
| April | 20.0 °C | 19 mm | 41 % |
| May | 21.1 °C | 8 mm | 43 % |
| June | 23.1 °C | 2 mm | 35 % |
| July | 25.4 °C | 1 mm | 30 % |
| August | 26.5 °C | under 1 mm | 24 % |
| September | 26.0 °C | 4 mm | 27 % |
| October | 23.8 °C | 15 mm | 34 % |
| November | 20.8 °C | 19 mm | 38 % |
| December | 17.7 °C | 49 mm | 44 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.8 °C | 8.4 °C | 12.6 °C | 31.8 °C | 0.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 17.8 °C | 9.0 °C | 13.0 °C | 28.0 °C | 1.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 18.6 °C | 10.3 °C | 14.1 °C | 30.1 °C | 3.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 20.0 °C | 11.7 °C | 15.5 °C | 32.3 °C | 5.1 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 21.1 °C | 13.6 °C | 17.0 °C | 33.5 °C | 8.9 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 23.1 °C | 15.3 °C | 18.7 °C | 34.1 °C | 10.7 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 25.4 °C | 17.4 °C | 20.9 °C | 38.6 °C | 12.6 °C | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 26.5 °C | 18.1 °C | 21.7 °C | 33.5 °C | 13.4 °C | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| September | 26.0 °C | 17.6 °C | 21.2 °C | 38.4 °C | 12.7 °C | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| October | 23.8 °C | 15.2 °C | 19.0 °C | 40.0 °C | 8.2 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 20.8 °C | 11.5 °C | 15.7 °C | 33.5 °C | 2.9 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 17.7 °C | 8.4 °C | 12.6 °C | 29.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 48 % | 75 % | 14 km/h | 15.1 °C |
| February | 78 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 49 % | 76 % | 16 km/h | 15.0 °C |
| March | 46 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 77 % | 17 km/h | 15.2 °C |
| April | 19 mm | 3 | 13 h/day | 41 % | 73 % | 19 km/h | 15.7 °C |
| May | 8 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 43 % | 73 % | 18 km/h | 17.0 °C |
| June | 2 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 35 % | 74 % | 16 km/h | 18.5 °C |
| July | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 30 % | 74 % | 16 km/h | 20.2 °C |
| August | under 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 24 % | 74 % | 16 km/h | 20.7 °C |
| September | 4 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 27 % | 74 % | 16 km/h | 20.5 °C |
| October | 15 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 34 % | 73 % | 15 km/h | 19.3 °C |
| November | 19 mm | 2 | 10 h/day | 38 % | 71 % | 14 km/h | 17.6 °C |
| December | 49 mm | 5 | 9.9 h/day | 44 % | 73 % | 13 km/h | 15.8 °C |
How Huntington Beach compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Beach | 26 °C | 8.4 °C | 310 mm | 84 |
| Santa Ana · United States | 27 °C | 8.4 °C | 355 mm | 100 |
| Irvine · United States | 28 °C | 8.6 °C | 363 mm | 125 |
| Anaheim · United States | 29 °C | 7.1 °C | 317 mm | 142 |
| Long Beach · United States | 28 °C | 7.8 °C | 291 mm | 111 |
Where Huntington Beach ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in June | 5th of 50 | 95/100 |
| The driest places in North America in August | 8th of 50 | 0.5 mm |
| Places with the best weather in North America in October | 11th of 50 | 95/100 |
| The driest places in North America in June | 13th of 50 | 1.9 mm |
| The driest places in North America in October | 13th of 50 | 15 mm |
| Places with the best weather in North America in July | 14th of 50 | 90/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Huntington Beach.
QuestionsCommon questions about Huntington Beach’s climate
When is the best time to visit Huntington Beach?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Huntington Beach get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 9 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 8.4 °C in December, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Huntington Beach?
February, averaging 78 mm over 6 days with rain. The driest month is August with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 310 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Huntington Beach rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 33.660°, -117.999° , 12 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.