Climate
Irvine, like most of coastal Southern California, generally has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). Summers are warm-to-hot, and winters are cool-to-warm, rarely falling below freezing. Precipitation in Irvine occurs predominantly during the winter months. Although snow is nonexistent, frost occasionally occurs.
| Climate data for Irvine | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 96 (36) |
95 (35) |
98 (37) |
104 (40) |
105 (41) |
109 (43) |
110 (43) |
103 (39) |
110 (43) |
106 (41) |
101 (38) |
95 (35) |
110 (43) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
69 (21) |
69 (21) |
73 (23) |
75 (24) |
79 (26) |
84 (29) |
85 (29) |
84 (29) |
79 (26) |
73 (23) |
68 (20) |
76 (24) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 41 (5) |
43 (6) |
45 (7) |
48 (9) |
53 (12) |
57 (14) |
60 (16) |
61 (16) |
59 (15) |
53 (12) |
45 (7) |
40 (4) |
50 (10) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 22 (−6) |
25 (−4) |
29 (−2) |
31 (−1) |
35 (2) |
39 (4) |
42 (6) |
45 (7) |
40 (4) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
25 (−4) |
22 (−6) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 2.96 (75.2) |
3.07 (78) |
2.79 (70.9) |
.77 (19.6) |
.28 (7.1) |
.10 (3) |
.01 (0.3) |
.14 (3.6) |
.34 (8.6) |
.40 (10) |
1.22 (31) |
1.79 (45.5) |
13.87 (352.3) |
| Source: Weather Channel | |||||||||||||
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