Bodega Bay (CA) Temperature by Month

The average annual maximum temperature in Bodega Bay, California, United States of America is 17°C (63°F), with daytime highs ranging from 13°C (55°F) in December to 21°C (70°F) in September. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Bodega Bay compares to cities worldwide.

Bodega Bay experiences balanced seasonal shifts, with noticeable but moderate temperature variations. At night, minimum temperatures range from 11°C (52°F) in September to 6°C (43°F) in December.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Bodega Bay by month:

Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. September, the city's warmest month, sees 275 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Bodega Bay's average annual maximum temperature is 17°C (63°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.

Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Bodega Bay's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Bodega Bay climate page.