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Rancho Santa Fe

Warm and dry from July to September; mild and mostly dry from December to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years33.0°N70 m above the sea
  1. Jan66°19°46°8°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb67°19°47°8°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar67°19°49°9°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr70°21°52°11°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May73°23°56°13°Rain on about one day a week.
  6. Jun76°24°59°15°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul81°27°63°17°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug83°28°65°18°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep82°28°64°18°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct79°26°59°15°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov73°23°52°11°Rain on about one day a week.
  12. Dec67°19°47°8°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from July to September, with highs near 82°F and nights near 64°F. From December to April, highs are nearer 67°F. What rain there is falls from December to April, on about one day a week. June to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The warm season runs from July to September, with highs near 28°C and nights near 18°C. From December to April, highs are nearer 19°C. What rain there is falls from December to April, on about one day a week. June to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Rancho Santa Fe sits

America/Los Angeles
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Latitude
33.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
70 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Newport Coast87 km north-west

The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Rancho Santa Fe, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 66°F in January to 83°F in August.Highs from 19°C in January to 28°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (24% of days), driest in July and August (1%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in September (13% cover), cloudiest in January (45%).

Daylight

From 10h 00m in December to 14h 18m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Rancho Santa Fe, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
46°8°66°19°
1 day45%10h 14m
FebruaryWetter
47°8°67°19°
2 days43%10h 57m
MarchWetter
49°9°67°19°
2 days43%11h 55m
AprilWetterAt its best
52°11°70°21°
1 day35%12h 58m
MayAt its best
56°13°73°23°
1 day31%13h 51m
JuneAt its best
59°15°76°24°
no days19%14h 18m
JulyWarm seasonAt its best
63°17°81°27°
no days19%14h 05m
AugustWarm season
65°18°83°28°
no days17%13h 19m
SeptemberWarm seasonAt its best
64°18°82°28°
no days13%12h 18m
OctoberAt its best
59°15°79°26°
1 day21%11h 16m
NovemberAt its best
52°11°73°23°
1 day34%10h 25m
DecemberWetter
47°8°67°19°
1 day43%10h 00m

When is the best time to visit Rancho Santa Fe?

The best months are April to July, or September to November: highs near 76°F, nights near 58°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are April to July, or September to November: highs near 24°C, nights near 14°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Rancho Santa Fe?

August, with highs near 83°F and lows near 65°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 66°F.August, with highs near 28°C and lows near 18°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 19°C.

When does it rain most in Rancho Santa Fe?

February, with rain on about two days a week. July and August are the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Rancho Santa Fe?

From about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Rancho Santa Fe?

September, when cloud covers about 13% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 45%.

Places with a year like Rancho Santa Fe's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Rancho Santa Fe's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Rancho Santa Fe's summer.

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Rancho Santa Fe. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.