Climate and average weather in Encinitas
In Encinitas, the summers are warm, dry, and clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Encinitas typically varies from 49°F to 76°F, and is rarely below 44°F or above 82°F. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Encinitas for warm-weather activities is from mid May to mid November.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 76°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 49°
- Wettest
- Feb
- 3.4 in
- Driest
- Aug
- 0.0 in
- Rain / yr
- 14.0 in
- 37 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.8–14.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- 33.0°N
- Clearest
- Aug
- 15% cloud
Encinitas is city in San Diego County, California, United States.
- Density
- 1,216/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1986
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Encinitas weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid May to mid November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Encinitas, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.3 months, from July 4 to October 10, with daily high temperatures above 73°F. The hottest month of the year in Encinitas is August, with an average high of 76°F and low of 66°F.
The cool season lasts 4.4 months, from November 30 to April 13, with daily high temperatures below 65°F. The coldest month of the year in Encinitas is January, with an average low of 49°F and high of 62°F.
Days typically run about 11°F warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 63 |
| Avg low (°F) | 49 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 49 |
| Feb | 62 | 50 |
| Mar | 63 | 52 |
| Apr | 65 | 55 |
| May | 67 | 58 |
| Jun | 70 | 60 |
| Jul | 74 | 64 |
| Aug | 76 | 66 |
| Sep | 75 | 65 |
| Oct | 72 | 60 |
| Nov | 67 | 54 |
| Dec | 63 | 50 |
Average hourly temperature in Encinitas
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 76°F, and coldest before dawn in January, near 49°F.
Encinitas weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62° / 49° | 2.7 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 62° / 50° | 3.4 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 6.0 |
| Mar | 63° / 52° | 2.2 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 65° / 55° | 1.0 | 3.5 | 12.8 | 7.3 |
| May | 67° / 58° | 0.5 | 1.8 | 13.7 | 7.8 |
| Jun | 70° / 60° | 0.1 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 8.7 |
| Jul | 74° / 64° | 0.1 | 0.5 | 14 | 9.3 |
| Aug | 76° / 66° | 0.0 | 0.1 | 13.2 | 9.5 |
| Sep | 75° / 65° | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 9.3 |
| Oct | 72° / 60° | 0.7 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 8.5 |
| Nov | 67° / 54° | 1.1 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 7.6 |
| Dec | 63° / 50° | 2.1 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 6.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Encinitas gets about 14.0 in of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.4 months, from around Nov 12 to Apr 25, peaking in February at about 26% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 17.
February is the wettest month by volume, with 3.4 in over about 7 wet days; August is the driest, with 0.0 in.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 19 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Rain days | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 6 |
| Feb | 24 | 7 |
| Mar | 20 | 6 |
| Apr | 12 | 4 |
| May | 6 | 2 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 2 | 1 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 2 | 1 |
| Oct | 7 | 2 |
| Nov | 11 | 3 |
| Dec | 18 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Encinitas collects about 14.0 in of rain across 37 wet days — roughly 1.2 in in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. February is the wettest month with 3.4 in, while August is the driest at just 0.0 in. The three wettest months alone bring about 59% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (in) | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Rain days | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Rainfall (in) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.7 | 6 |
| Feb | 3.4 | 7 |
| Mar | 2.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 1.0 | 4 |
| May | 0.5 | 2 |
| Jun | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 0.1 | 1 |
| Aug | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0.1 | 1 |
| Oct | 0.7 | 2 |
| Nov | 1.1 | 3 |
| Dec | 2.1 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Encinitas, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 20 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around November 8. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 9 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around May 19. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 41% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 62 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 75 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 91 | 81 | 73 | 64 |
| Cloudier (%) | 38 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 36 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 38 |
| Feb | 59 | 41 |
| Mar | 63 | 37 |
| Apr | 70 | 30 |
| May | 75 | 25 |
| Jun | 87 | 13 |
| Jul | 91 | 9 |
| Aug | 95 | 5 |
| Sep | 91 | 9 |
| Oct | 81 | 19 |
| Nov | 73 | 27 |
| Dec | 64 | 36 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 13, brings about 14 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around December 13, only 9 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:57 | 6:40 | 6:06 | 5:25 | 4:54 | 4:44 | 4:55 | 5:16 | 5:37 | 5:59 | 6:26 | 6:50 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:00 | 5:27 | 5:51 | 6:14 | 6:36 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:30 | 5:50 | 5:09 | 4:42 | 4:40 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.1 | 6:57 | 5:00 |
| Feb | 10.8 | 6:40 | 5:27 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 6:06 | 5:51 |
| Apr | 12.8 | 5:25 | 6:14 |
| May | 13.7 | 4:54 | 6:36 |
| Jun | 14.1 | 4:44 | 6:54 |
| Jul | 14.0 | 4:55 | 6:54 |
| Aug | 13.2 | 5:16 | 6:30 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 5:37 | 5:50 |
| Oct | 11.2 | 5:59 | 5:09 |
| Nov | 10.3 | 6:26 | 4:42 |
| Dec | 9.9 | 6:50 | 4:40 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Encinitas averages about 19 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 12 and 27 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.8 months, from around May 30 to Oct 23. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 27 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is February, down near 13 sunny days — about 51% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Sky | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Bright |
| Feb | 12 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 16 | Bright |
| May | 18 | Bright |
| Jun | 23 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 26 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 28 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 25 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 21 | Bright |
| Nov | 18 | Bright |
| Dec | 16 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Encinitas, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.9 months, from around June 20 to October 16. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 84% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 17 to June 19, and March is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 96 | 96 | 92 | 84 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 81 | 95 |
| Comfortable (%) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 62 | 32 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 18 | 5 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 55 | 60 | 52 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 92 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 84 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 56 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| Jun | 19 | 62 | 18 | 1 |
| Jul | 1 | 32 | 55 | 13 |
| Aug | 0 | 16 | 60 | 23 |
| Sep | 4 | 26 | 52 | 17 |
| Oct | 31 | 45 | 22 | 2 |
| Nov | 81 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Encinitas is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 mph — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | calm |
| Feb | 5 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 6 | calm |
| Aug | 6 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 5 | calm |
Best time to visit Encinitas
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Encinitas throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early November, Encinitas is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 64°F and 82°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Encinitas for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to mid November, with a peak score in the second week of August.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Rating | good | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 | good |
| Feb | 6.0 | good |
| Mar | 6.4 | good |
| Apr | 7.3 | good |
| May | 7.8 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.7 | ideal |
| Jul | 9.3 | ideal |
| Aug | 9.5 | ideal |
| Sep | 9.3 | ideal |
| Oct | 8.5 | ideal |
| Nov | 7.6 | ideal |
| Dec | 6.4 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 75°F and 93°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Encinitas for hot-weather activities is from late June to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of August.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Encinitas, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 76°F), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 62°F), pack a warm layer.
In August, Encinitas sees daytime highs around 76°F and nights near 66°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.
Sea temperature near Encinitas
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 71°F and coldest in January near 59°F.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Oct 7 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°F) | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 61 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°F) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | Cool |
| Feb | 59 | Cool |
| Mar | 60 | Cool |
| Apr | 61 | Cool |
| May | 64 | Cool |
| Jun | 66 | Cool |
| Jul | 69 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 71 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 70 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 67 | Cool |
| Nov | 64 | Cool |
| Dec | 61 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Encinitas by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Encinitas peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Encinitas
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 0 |
| Feb | 4.5 | 0 |
| Mar | 5 | 0 |
| Apr | 7 | 3.5 |
| May | 8 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 5.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 3 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Air quality in Encinitas by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Encinitas is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 12 | Moderate |
| Mar | 12 | Moderate |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 11 | Good |
| Jul | 11 | Good |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 26 | Moderate |
| Oct | 14 | Moderate |
| Nov | 12 | Moderate |
| Dec | 16 | Moderate |
Growing season
Encinitas is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 50°F: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Encinitas banks about 4,571 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | 180 | 176 | 237 | 294 | 382 | 456 | 589 | 642 | 599 | 503 | 324 | 191 |
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 180 |
| Feb | 176 |
| Mar | 237 |
| Apr | 294 |
| May | 382 |
| Jun | 456 |
| Jul | 589 |
| Aug | 642 |
| Sep | 599 |
| Oct | 503 |
| Nov | 324 |
| Dec | 191 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Encinitas receives about 5.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.0 and 8.0 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Mar 20 to Sep 28. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.9 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.1 kWh/m² — roughly 61% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.1 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.7 | Intense |
| May | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.9 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.7 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.2 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.2 | Intense |
| Oct | 4.8 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.1 | Moderate |
Where is Encinitas?
Encinitas sits at 33.0°N, 117.3°W, 82 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Carlsbad, 9.3 mi away.
Topography around Encinitas
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Encinitas.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around Encinitas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 ft around an average of 108 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,690 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,430 ft.
The land around Encinitas is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 2 miles, water (49%) within 10 miles, and water (33%) and shrubs (22%) within 50 miles.
United States travel facts
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 100% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $90,027
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 98%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 5.8
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.7
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Encinitas (33.037°, -117.292°, elevation 82 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).