Dana Point (CA) Temperature by Month

Dana Point in California, United States of America sees moderate seasonal temperature shifts, with daytime highs between 19°C (66°F) in December and 27°C (81°F) in September, averaging 23°C (73°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.

Dana Point experiences balanced seasonal shifts, with noticeable but moderate temperature variations. At night, minimum temperatures range from 17°C (63°F) in September to 8°C (46°F) in December.

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

Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM. September, the warmest month, sees 290 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Dana Point's average annual maximum temperature is 23°C (73°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.

Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.

Buenos Aires, Argentina averages 23°C (73°F) a year, with hot summers and mild winters, and seasons reversed compared to Europe.

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.

Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.

Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Dana Point this rarely lasts long on the ground.

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