Climate
The region has a mild, year-round Mediterranean Climate or Dry-Summer Subtropical zone climate, with warm, sunny, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. Vegetation is typical of Mediterranean environments, with chaparral and grasses on the hillsides and numerous western valley oaks. Its elevation ranges from about 500 to 900 feet (excluding the mountains and hills). The area has slightly cooler temperatures than the surrounding areas, as it receives cooler air from the ocean through various hill and mountain passes. On March 10 and 11, 2006, snow fell on the peak of Boney Mountain, the first snow to fall in the area in about 20 years. Snow also fell on Boney Peak on December 17 and 18, 2008.
| Climate data for Thousand Oaks, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 92 (33) |
92 (33) |
96 (36) |
105 (41) |
102 (39) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
105 (41) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
109 (43) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
69 (21) |
70 (21) |
74 (23) |
74 (23) |
78 (26) |
81 (26) |
82 (28) |
81 (27) |
78 (26) |
73 (23) |
69 (21) |
74.75 (23.83) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 41 (5) |
42 (6) |
43 (6) |
46 (8) |
49 (9) |
53 (12) |
56 (13) |
57 (14) |
55 (13) |
50 (10) |
44 (7) |
41 (5) |
48.08 (9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 25 (−4) |
26 (−3) |
25 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
35 (2) |
37 (3) |
42 (6) |
40 (4) |
40 (4) |
32 (0) |
28 (−2) |
25 (−4) |
25 (−4) |
| Precipitation inches (cm) | 4.18 (10.62) |
4.65 (11.81) |
3.57 (9.07) |
0.80 (2.03) |
0.30 (0.76) |
0.05 (0.13) |
0.01 (0.03) |
0.08 (0.2) |
0.32 (0.81) |
0.52 (1.32) |
1.45 (3.68) |
2.48 (6.3) |
18.41 (46.76) |
| Source: weather.com | |||||||||||||
(Temperatures vary by zip code)
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