Annual Average Humidity in California
The average humidity year round is listed below for places in California. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.
Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.
All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.
Average Humidity
In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 7 am and Afternoon measures are for 4 pm local standard time.
| Daily | Place | Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California | |||
| 53 | Bakersfield | 66 | 38 |
| 67 | Long Beach | 77 | 53 |
| 71 | Los Angeles | 75 | 64 |
| 69 | San Diego | 74 | 62 |
| 71 | Santa Barbara | 79 | 60 |
| 76 | Santa Maria | 85 | 61 |
| Northern California | |||
| 61 | Fresno | 75 | 40 |
| 67 | Sacramento | 80 | 46 |
| 74 | San Francisco | 82 | 61 |
| 63 | Stockton | 77 | 45 |
Highest and Lowest Humidity
Below are averages over the year for maximum and minimum humidity levels in California. The hours when the highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.
| High | Time | Place | Low | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California | ||||
| 66.2 | 4 am | Bakersfield | 38.0 | 4 pm |
| 79.3 | 4 am | Long Beach | 50.9 | 1 pm |
| 78.6 | 4 am | Los Angeles | 58.7 | 1 pm |
| 76.1 | 4 am | San Diego | 57.8 | 1 pm |
| 79.7 | 4 am | Santa Barbara | 57.7 | 1 pm |
| 88.0 | 1 am | Santa Maria | 53.8 | 1 pm |
| Northern California | ||||
| 78.2 | 4 am | Fresno | 40.3 | 4 pm |
| 82.4 | 4 am | Sacramento | 45.5 | 4 pm |
| 83.8 | 4 am | San Francisco | 59.4 | 1 pm |
| 77.9 | 4 am | Stockton | 44.6 | 4 pm |
Reference
World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.