Annual California Weather And Climate

Scroll down for visual images pertaining to California Weather and Climate across the state, as well as weather predictions for various California cities.

Shown above, a map depicting the average annual precipitation across the state of California.

What, you may wonder, is the difference between Weather and Climate?

Weather and climate are closely related, although weather has more to do with current conditions of temperature and humidity, where climate is more of an average calculation over time, derived from daily weather conditions.

Much of the state of California is characterized by Mediterranean weather. This means hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.

However, San Francisco is known for its chilly, foggy weather during spring and early summer.

The mountains of the High Sierras and the Central Valley feature snowy weather in winter months, while the California deserts are known for very hot summers and mild winters.

This page features charts, tables and stats pertaining to the average annual weather conditions for the state of California.

For California Weather reports in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other major US cities, visit any of the links below.

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