North Island Naval Air Station, California climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
North Island Naval Air Station's normal year runs from 49°F December nights to 77°F August afternoons, with 9.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.7°C, December lows of 9°C, August highs of 25°C, 237 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNorth Island Naval Air Station
- Station IDUSW00093112
- Location32.70°N 117.20°W
- Elevation26 ft (8 m)
On October 23, the normal high in North Island Naval Air Station is 74°F and the normal low 59°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 10%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for North Island Naval Air Station.
- Jan 66° 49°
- Feb 66° 51°
- Mar 67° 53°
- Apr 68° 55°
- May 69° 59°
- Jun 71° 62°
- Jul 74° 65°
- Aug 77° 67°
- Sep 77° 65°
- Oct 75° 60°
- Nov 71° 54°
- Dec 66° 49°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at North Island Naval Air Station each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 49°F. The most precipitation falls in February (1.94 in), the least in August (0.02 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66°F | 49°F | 57.6°F | 1.67 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 10 h 10 min |
| February | 66°F | 51°F | 58.4°F | 1.94 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| March | 67°F | 53°F | 60.0°F | 1.45 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 12 h |
| April | 68°F | 55°F | 61.8°F | 0.64 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 69°F | 59°F | 64.2°F | 0.45 | 2 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 71°F | 62°F | 66.3°F | 0.06 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| July | 74°F | 65°F | 69.7°F | 0.09 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| August | 77°F | 67°F | 71.6°F | 0.02 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 77°F | 65°F | 70.9°F | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 60°F | 67.3°F | 0.59 | 3 | 1 | <1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 71°F | 54°F | 62.0°F | 0.78 | 4 | 1 | <1 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 66°F | 49°F | 57.2°F | 1.48 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 57°F | 63.9°F | 9.33 | 42 | 4 | <1 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 9°C | 14.2°C | 42 mm |
| February | 19°C | 10°C | 14.7°C | 49 mm |
| March | 19°C | 12°C | 15.6°C | 37 mm |
| April | 20°C | 13°C | 16.6°C | 16 mm |
| May | 21°C | 15°C | 17.9°C | 11 mm |
| June | 22°C | 17°C | 19.1°C | 2 mm |
| July | 24°C | 18°C | 20.9°C | 2 mm |
| August | 25°C | 19°C | 22.0°C | 1 mm |
| September | 25°C | 18°C | 21.6°C | 4 mm |
| October | 24°C | 16°C | 19.6°C | 15 mm |
| November | 21°C | 12°C | 16.7°C | 20 mm |
| December | 19°C | 9°C | 14.0°C | 38 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093112; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at North Island Naval Air Station?
Every month's normal high in North Island Naval Air Station falls between 65°F and 85°F.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093112.
How hot and how cold does it get at North Island Naval Air Station?
In a normal year in North Island Naval Air Station, 4 days a year reach 90°F, nights almost never fall to freezing and 42 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 42a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1945) is 102°F, on September 27, 2010; the lowest is 30°F, on January 4, 1949.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1978, with 19.89 in.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00093112; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00093112. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How humid and windy is it at North Island Naval Air Station, and how clear are the skies?
The summer (June-August) dew point averages 61°F. The muggiest month is August, with an average dew point of 63°F; the driest air comes in December (44°F). April is the windiest month (7.1 mph on average), and June has the most clear or nearly clear hours (51%).
| Month | Dew point | Humidity | Afternoon humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds | Overcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 65% | 53% | 5.5 mph | 44% | 10% |
| February | 47°F | 66% | 55% | 6.7 mph | 32% | 13% |
| March | 49°F | 67% | 58% | 6.9 mph | 32% | 15% |
| April | 52°F | 68% | 60% | 7.1 mph | 38% | 13% |
| May | 55°F | 72% | 65% | 7.0 mph | 36% | 14% |
| June | 59°F | 74% | 66% | 6.8 mph | 51% | 7% |
| July | 62°F | 75% | 67% | 6.8 mph | 38% | 7% |
| August | 63°F | 74% | 65% | 6.9 mph | 47% | 4% |
| September | 59°F | 72% | 62% | 6.0 mph | 46% | 12% |
| October | 53°F | 66% | 55% | 5.2 mph | 49% | 9% |
| November | 47°F | 64% | 53% | 5.0 mph | 48% | 7% |
| December | 44°F | 63% | 49% | 5.1 mph | 41% | 10% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093112. Monthly averages of all hours; afternoon humidity at 3 p.m. local standard time; sky as the share of hours NOAA's observations rate clear or few clouds (a dash where NOAA publishes no sky value).
How sunny is it at North Island Naval Air Station?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at North Island Naval Air Station, 4.9 kWh per square metre a day. November is the sunniest month (83%) and June the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.3 |
| February | 82% | 4.1 |
| March | 81% | 5.2 |
| April | 81% | 6.1 |
| May | 74% | 6.1 |
| June | 69% | 5.9 |
| July | 75% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 6.1 |
| September | 82% | 5.3 |
| October | 81% | 4.3 |
| November | 83% | 3.4 |
| December | 82% | 2.9 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does North Island Naval Air Station record?
A normal year at North Island Naval Air Station brings 1,144 heating degree days, 79% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 760 cooling degree days, 16% fewer than the median (908). No month reaches 300 heating degree days. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,094 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 232 | 4 |
| February | 189 | 4 |
| March | 165 | 9 |
| April | 113 | 15 |
| May | 54 | 29 |
| June | 16 | 55 |
| July | 1 | 148 |
| August | 0 | 205 |
| September | 1 | 177 |
| October | 17 | 90 |
| November | 112 | 23 |
| December | 245 | 2 |
| Year (annual) | 1,144 | 760 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00093112. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at North Island Naval Air Station been warmer than normal?
Over 63 complete years from 1946 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 6.4°F per century (+0.35°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does North Island Naval Air Station's climate compare?
North Island Naval Air Station is warmer than 166 of the 219 places with their own NOAA record in California, and wetter than 37. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 63.9°F is warmer than 85%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, North Island Naval Air Station is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near North Island Naval Air Station share this climate record?
Coronado has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Coronado, CA18,031 people · 4 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about North Island Naval Air Station's climate
What is the coldest month at North Island Naval Air Station?
December, with a normal high of 66°F and a normal low of 49°F. The warmest is August (77°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow at North Island Naval Air Station?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month at North Island Naval Air Station?
February, with 1.94 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is North Island Naval Air Station in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts North Island Naval Air Station in zone 11a in ZIP code 92135, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 40°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 10b.
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