Solvang weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Solvang, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Cachuma Lake, 15 km from Solvang; records cover 1952–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 21.1 in537 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 25
- First fall freeze
- Nov 29
- Heating degree days
- 2,431
- Cooling degree days
- 658
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 28°−2° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Solvang in January
Highs average 67°20° and lows 34°1°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2021)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 443
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Solvang in February
Highs average 68°20° and lows 35°2°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1995)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 372
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Solvang in March
Highs average 71°22° and lows 38°3°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 327
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Solvang in April
Highs average 76°24° and lows 39°4°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1989)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 234
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Solvang in May
Highs average 80°27° and lows 43°6°, with 0.54 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2014)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 143
- Cooling degree days
- 29
Solvang in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 45°7°, with 0.06 in1.5 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 113°45° (2008)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 49
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Solvang in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 48°9°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1960)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 160
Solvang in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 49°9°, with 0 in0 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1997)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 185
Solvang in September
Highs average 91°33° and lows 47°8°, with 0.08 in2 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 120°49° (2020)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 21
- Cooling degree days
- 131
Solvang in OctoberThis month
Highs average 84°29° and lows 43°6°, with 0.8 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1980)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 100
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Solvang in November
Highs average 75°24° and lows 38°3°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1997)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 269
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Solvang in December
Highs average 67°19° and lows 33°1°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1958)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 462
- Cooling degree days
- 0